linux-kernel - Re: [10/24] vfs: Add no_nrwrite_index

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Message-ID: <4BFC700C.3050008@jaysonking.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 May 2010 19:49:16 -0500
From:	"Jayson R. King" <dev@...sonking.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	"Jayson R. King" <dev@...sonking.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [10/24] vfs: Add no_nrwrite_index_update writeback control flag

On 05/25/2010 12:12 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> I've now dropped those next two ext4 patches.  If someone wants to get
> this bug fixed for the .27 tree, please feel free to send me the
> patches.

I'll nominate Ted's "ext4: Use our own write_cache_pages()" patch for
.27-stable when it hits mainline. If it is included in -stable, then
those last two ext4 patches can be re-applied.

> Personally, I doubt many people care about ext4 on the .27 kernel
> release...

In any case, 2.6.27 is a good kernel, and ext4 is a good FS, IMO.

Jayson

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