linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/4] ext4: fix forgetten xattr lock protection in ext4_expand_extra

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Message-ID: <20170806042822.4qu56ztznvw73mqw@thunk.org>
Date:   Sun, 6 Aug 2017 00:28:22 -0400
From:   Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:     Miao Xie <miaoxie@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, lixi@....com, yi.zhang@...wei.com,
        adilger@...ger.ca, wshilong@....com, sihara@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ext4: fix forgetten xattr lock protection in
 ext4_expand_extra_isize

On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 01:09:50AM +0800, Miao Xie wrote:
> We should avoid the contention between the i_extra_isize update and
> the inline data insertion, so move the xattr trylock in front of
> i_extra_isize update.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Miao Xie <miaoxie@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Wang Shilong <wshilong@....com>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted