linux-ext4 - [PATCH 08/11] ext4: Drop read-only check in ext4_init_inode

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Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:50:54 +0200
From:   Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:     Ted Tso <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] ext4: Drop read-only check in ext4_init_inode_table()

We better should not be initializing inode tables on read-only
filesystem. The following transaction start will warn us and make the
function bail anyway so drop the pointless check.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
---
 fs/ext4/ialloc.c | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 060630c0b0ca..e0698f54e17a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -1523,12 +1523,6 @@ int ext4_init_inode_table(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	int num, ret = 0, used_blks = 0;
 	unsigned long used_inos = 0;
 
-	/* This should not happen, but just to be sure check this */
-	if (sb_rdonly(sb)) {
-		ret = 1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	gdp = ext4_get_group_desc(sb, group, &group_desc_bh);
 	if (!gdp || !grp)
 		goto out;
-- 
2.35.3