linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/11] ext3: Get rid of extenddisksize parameter of ext3_get_blocks

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:49:43 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] ext3: Get rid of extenddisksize parameter of
	ext3_get_blocks_handle()

On Wed 17-06-09 12:28:10, Nick Piggin wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 07:59:48PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > Get rid of extenddisksize parameter of ext3_get_blocks_handle(). This seems to
> > be a relict from some old days and setting disksize in this function does not
> > make much sence. Currently it was set only by ext3_getblk().  Since the
> > parameter has some effect only if create == 1, it is easy to check that the
> > three callers which end up calling ext3_getblk() with create == 1 (ext3_append,
> > ext3_quota_write, ext3_mkdir) do the right thing and set disksize themselves.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> 
> I guess something like this should just go in this merge window if
> ext3 developers are happy with it? There is no real reason to keep
> it with the main patchset is there?
  Yes, I'll merge this separately. It's in the series just because ext3
patches depend on it.

									Honza

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