linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Don't allow quota mount options when quota feature enabled

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Date:	Sat, 2 Mar 2013 18:04:06 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Don't allow quota mount options when quota
 feature enabled

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:36:08AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> So far we silently ignored when quota mount options were set while quota
> feature was enabled. But this can create confusion in userspace when
> mount options are set but silently ignored and also creates opportunities
> for bugs when we don't properly test all quota types. Actually
> ext4_mark_dquot_dirty() forgets to test for quota feature so it was
> dependent on journaled quota options being set. OTOH ext4_orphan_cleanup()
> tries to enable journaled quota when quota options are specified which is
> wrong when quota feature is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted
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