linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/11] vfs: Unmap underlying metadata of new data buffers only when buffer is mapped

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Message-ID: <20090618120040.GB32164@mit.edu>
Date:	Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:40 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
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 07/11] vfs: Unmap underlying metadata of new data
	buffers only when buffer is mapped

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 03:53:31PM +0200, Nick Piggin wrote:
> >   You're right it's not directly connected with the mkwrite problem and
> > can go in separately. Given how late it is, I'd like to get patch number 2
> > reviewed (generic mkwrite changes), so that it can go together with patch
> > number 4 (ext4 fixes) in the current merge window. The rest is not that
> > urgent since it's not oopsable and you can hit it only when running out
> > of space (or hitting quota limit)...
> 
> Sorry I was so late with looking at it. I am reading it now though
> (especially #2) ;)

Thanks, as I have additional ext4 patches which are queued up and
blocked behind these patches.  :-)

						 - Ted
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