linux-ext4 - [PATCH 1/2] ext4: revert "jbd2: don't write superblock when if its empty"

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Date:	Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:01:00 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	sandeen@...hat.com, Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: revert "jbd2: don't write superblock when if its empty"

This reverts commit eeecef0af5ea4efd763c9554cf2bd80fc4a0efd3.

Two users have reported an increased number of file system corruptions
after v3.6.2 (which had this patch backported).  The instances of
corruptions seem to be related to unclean shutdowns as the file system
was being unmounted or by the unexpected disconnection of external
disks.  So let's back out this change while do more investigation...

Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Reported-by: Nix <nix@...eri.org.uk>
Reported-by: Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
---
 fs/jbd2/journal.c | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 0f16edd..bd23f2e 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1354,11 +1354,6 @@ static void jbd2_mark_journal_empty(journal_t *journal)
 
 	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&journal->j_checkpoint_mutex));
 	read_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-	/* Is it already empty? */
-	if (sb->s_start == 0) {
-		read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-		return;
-	}
 	jbd_debug(1, "JBD2: Marking journal as empty (seq %d)\n",
 		  journal->j_tail_sequence);
 
-- 
1.7.12.rc0.22.gcdd159b

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