linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v2] ext4: set csum seed in tmp inode while migrating to extents

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Message-Id: <164144408579.468293.3012506216318605150.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date:   Wed,  5 Jan 2022 23:41:53 -0500
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Luís Henriques <lhenriques@...e.de>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>
Cc:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@...ffelaar.nl>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ext4: set csum seed in tmp inode while migrating to extents

On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:50:58 +0000, Luís Henriques wrote:
> When migrating to extents, the temporary inode will have it's own checksum
> seed.  This means that, when swapping the inodes data, the inode checksums
> will be incorrect.
> 
> This can be fixed by recalculating the extents checksums again.  Or simply
> by copying the seed into the temporary inode.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ext4: set csum seed in tmp inode while migrating to extents
      commit: 304f3f7a2817c03a05efabd6d4ae3f5e85b0da73

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>