linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v3 12/18] ext4: Return error from ext4

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Date:   Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:25:57 -0400
From:   "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 12/18] ext4: Return error from ext4_readpage

On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 05:04:37PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> The error returned from ext4_map_blocks() was being discarded, leading
> to the generic -EIO being returned to userspace.  Now ext4 can return
> more precise errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>

This change is independent of the synchronous readpage changes,
correct?  Or am I missing something?

Cheers,

					- Ted