linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/43] FS-Cache: Release page->private after failed readahead [ver #46]

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Message-ID: <49D4F32F.5040109@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:17:35 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
CC:	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, nfsv4@...ux-nfs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/43] FS-Cache: Release page->private after failed readahead
 [ver #46]

David Howells wrote:
> The attached patch causes read_cache_pages() to release page-private data on a
> page for which add_to_page_cache() fails or the filler function fails. This
> permits pages with caching references associated with them to be cleaned up.
>
> The invalidatepage() address space op is called (indirectly) to do the honours.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Steve Dickson <steved@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
>   
Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

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