linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v3] ext4: Prevent race while waling extent tree

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Date:	Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:24:30 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Lukáš Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
Cc:	Zach Brown <zab@...hat.com>, Peng Tao <bergwolf@...il.com>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, dmonakhov@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ext4: Prevent race while waling extent tree

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 05:39:06PM +0100, Lukáš Czerner wrote:
> You're both right. The code have to be reorganized. The
> ext4_ext_fiemap_cb() is ugly as hell, but luckily that will be
> resolved with extent status tree patches from Zheng Liu, however the
> indirection in ext4_ext_walk_space() and the callback business
> is also pointless.

Hi Lukas,

Is your patch going to be dependent on whether the extent status tree
patches are applied?

If so, you might want to develop your patch versus the ext4 git tree's
master branch, which includes the extent status patches currently
queued for the next merge window.

Thanks!!

					- Ted
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