linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Replace open coded mdata csum feature to helper function v2

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Message-ID: <20141013075930.GA9738@thunk.org>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:59:30 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ext4: Replace open coded mdata csum feature to
 helper function v2

On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 01:06:06AM +0400, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Besides the fact that this replacement improves code readability
> it also protects from errors caused direct EXT4_S(sb)->s_es manipulation
> which may result attempt to use uninitialized  csum machinery.

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted
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