linux-kernel - Re: [patch 16/67] jbd: fix commit of ordered data buffers

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Date:	Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:16:59 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	mm-commits@...r.kernel.org, Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>, torvalds@...l.org,
	akpm@...l.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, pbadari@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch 16/67] jbd: fix commit of ordered data buffers

On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 01:55:38PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
>   There does not seem to be any obvious issues with this change and it
> fixes a real BUG happenning during some stress-testing. On the other hand
> the change is kind of intrusive and changes a quite complex code (or
> better said code with complex interactions). So I'm not sure if it really is
> -stable material...

I think it is, as it does fix a real issue, and the same patch is in
mainline now too.

thanks,

greg k-h
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