linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 04/47] libext2fs: fix endian handling error; reduce fragmentation some

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Message-ID: <20141117212655.GD9693@thunk.org>
Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:26:55 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/47] libext2fs: fix endian handling error; reduce
 fragmentation some

On Fri, Nov 07, 2014 at 01:51:08PM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> If we're going to read the "nr - 1" entry in an indirect block for use
> as a "goal" input to the block allocator, we need to byteswap the
> entry.  While we're at it, if we're allocating blocks for the zeroth
> entry in the indirect block, we might as well use the indirect block
> as the starting point to try to reduce fragmentation.
> 
> (d_fallocate_blkmap will test this...)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com>

Applied, thanks.

					- Ted
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