linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] quota: Fix possible infinite loop in quota code

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Message-ID: <20080710090553.GA21047@duck.suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:05:53 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] quota: Fix possible infinite loop in quota code

On Wed 09-07-08 15:12:54, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed,  9 Jul 2008 19:30:41 +0200 Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
> > When quota structure is going to be dropped and it is dirty, quota code
> > tries to write it. If the write fails for some reason (e. g. transaction
> > cannot be started because the journal is aborted), we try writing again
> > and again and again... Fix the problem by clearing the dirty bit even if
> > the write failed.
> 
> What do you consider the priority is here?  Needed in 2.6.26?  Backport to
> 2.6.25.x?  Merge into 2.6.27 with a backport to 2.6.26.x and 2.6.25.x?
> 
> Lots of options ;)
  Since nobody has really seen it in the wild, I don't think it's urgent.
The bug has been there for 5 years or so without notice... I'd just let it
be included in 2.6.26.x maybe 2.6.25.x and push into 2.6.27.

									Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, CR
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