linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH RFC] ext4: Actually request zeroing of inode table after grow

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Date:   Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:59:40 +0200
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>
Cc:     tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] ext4: Actually request zeroing of inode table after
 grow

On Tue 16-04-19 18:53:12, Kirill Tkhai wrote:
> [Hi!
>  I occasionally found this place, and not familiar with ext4.
>  But this place looks like doing the wrong thing.
>  s_groups_count may only work, and there must be another sign.
>  Please, take a look.
> ]
> 
> It is never possible, that number of block groups decreases,
> since only online grow is supported.
> 
> But after a growing occured, we have to zero inode tables
> for just created new block groups.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/ioctl.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Thanks for the patch. Looks like a good catch. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

								Honza

> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
> index bab3da4f1e0d..20faa6a69238 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
> @@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ long ext4_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>  		if (err == 0)
>  			err = err2;
>  		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
> -		if (!err && (o_group > EXT4_SB(sb)->s_groups_count) &&
> +		if (!err && (o_group < EXT4_SB(sb)->s_groups_count) &&
>  		    ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb) &&
>  		    test_opt(sb, INIT_INODE_TABLE))
>  			err = ext4_register_li_request(sb, o_group);
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>
SUSE Labs, CR