linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 3/5] ext4: Remove bogus wait for unwritten extents in ext4_ind_direct

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Message-ID: <20130118021558.GA2804@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:15:59 +0800
From:	Zheng Liu <gnehzuil.liu@...il.com>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] ext4: Remove bogus wait for unwritten extents in
 ext4_ind_direct_IO

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:02:39AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Thu 17-01-13 16:58:14, Ted Tso wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 03:24:37PM +0800, Zheng Liu wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 02, 2013 at 06:45:42PM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> > > > When using indirect blocks there is no possibility to have any unwritten
> > > > extents. So wait for them in ext4_ind_direct_IO() is just bogus.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> > > 
> > > Hi Jan,
> > > 
> > > Just for the note, this patch conflicts with my patch set of extent
> > > status tree.  I guess your patch series will be applied before my patch
> > > set.  So I will rebase my patch set against the latest kernel. :-)
> > 
> > Actually, the extent status tree patches are already in my tree,
> > although I'm still testing and reviewing them. so they haven't been
> > finalized yet (which is why I haven't sent an e-mail ack).  If the
> > conflict is minor, I'll take care of it.  If it's non-trivial, I'll
> > yell for help.  :-)
>   This patch actually isn't in Zheng's latest submission so there shouldn't
> be any conflict.

Hi Ted,

Sorry for the delay reply because of travelling.  As Jan said above, I
have dropped the patch of unwritten extent conversion from the patch set
of extent status tree.  So there isn't any conflict.

Thanks,
                                                - Zheng
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