linux-kernel - Re: [patch 06/38] quota: turn quotas off when remounting read-only

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Message-ID: <20080225235655.GA29077@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:56:55 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.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>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch 06/38] quota: turn quotas off when remounting read-only

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:57:49PM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Fri 22-02-08 16:29:51, Greg KH wrote:
> > 2.6.24-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us
> > know.
>   Hmm, this patch is certainly safe from a kernel POV but changes a
> behavior WRT userspace. Previously, user could do:
>   quotaon /
>   mount -o remount,ro /
>   <be lucky>
>   mount -o remount,rw /
>   <have quotas still turned on>
> 
>   But with the patch, the quotas will be turned off. So I'm not sure
> whether it's acceptable as a -stable thing...

Ok, I'll drop it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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