linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] deadlock when swapping to FAT

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Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:27:00 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] deadlock when swapping to FAT

Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com> writes:

> It should prevent truncation under bmap. It is used by direct-io code to 
> protect the file from being truncated while there's direct-io being 
> processed on it.

I know, FAT is ok, of course, and the simple fs would also be ok.
However, it's not enough for all filesystems, in theory.

> But some filesystems do their own direct-io locking (for example XFS). So 
> I think it would be best to place the lock to generic_block_bmap, so that 
> filesystem that doesn't want the lock can easily avoid it.
>
> You can submit this patch after 2.6.29 is released.

I don't have objection to it. Please submit it yourself.
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
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