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Message-Id: <20080710021304.e5409793.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:13:04 -0700 From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> To: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...nel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] quota: Fix possible infinite loop in quota code On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:05:53 +0200 Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote: > 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. > So noted, thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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