linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: Enable meta_bg only when new desc blocks are needed

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Message-ID: <171038847841.855927.1707863077916756800.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:54:45 -0400
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Srivathsa Dara <srivathsa.d.dara@...cle.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
        rajesh.sivaramasubramaniom@...cle.com, junxiao.bi@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Enable meta_bg only when new desc blocks are needed


On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:13:29 +0000, Srivathsa Dara wrote:
> This patch addresses an issue observed when resize_inode is disabled
> and an online extension of a filesysyem is performed. When a filesystem
> is expanded to a size that does not require a addition of a new
> descriptor block, the meta_bg feature is being enabled even though no
> part of the filesystem uses this layout.
> 
> This patch ensures that the meta_bg feature is only enabled if
> any of the added block groups utilize meta_bg layout.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ext4: Enable meta_bg only when new desc blocks are needed
      commit: 07be778c70149321f785611a9c50125b904b0508

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