linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nilfs2: fix sync silent failure

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Date:	Mon, 3 May 2010 14:53:13 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@....ntt.co.jp>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-nilfs <linux-nilfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nilfs2: fix sync silent failure

On Mon, May 03 2010, Ryusuke Konishi wrote:
> This is another fix for the silent sync failure related to sb->s_bdi.
> 
> The commit 5129a469, which was merged to -rc6, let me know this
> problem.  I'm sorry that I was late to realize this.
> 
> Nilfs uses an own get_sb callback, and needed to set s_bdi for itself.
> I confirmed this patch made ->sync_fs() called as intended.
> 
> I hope this is sent for 2.6.34.  Please let me know if you have any
> comments.

Acked-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>

Linus, will you pick this one up, or do you want me to merge it and send
it your way?

-- 
Jens Axboe

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