linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] xfs: remove nr_to

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:10:26 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xfs@....sgi.com, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] xfs: remove nr_to_write writeback windup.

On Wed,  9 Jun 2010 10:37:19 +1000
Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com> wrote:

> From: Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>
> 
> Now that the background flush code has been fixed, we shouldn't need to
> silently multiply the wbc->nr_to_write to get good writeback. Remove
> that code.
> 

And anyone who merges [1/3] will want to merge this.  Otherwise they
might suffer adverse effects ;)
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