linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/6] jbd2/journal_commit_transaction: relocate assert after state lock

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Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:42:52 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] jbd2/journal_commit_transaction: relocate assert
 after state lock

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 06:44:25PM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> The state lock is taken after we are doing an assert on the state
> value, not before.  So we might in fact be doing an assert on a
> transient value.  Ensure the state check is within the scope of
> the state lock being taken.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted
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