linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] fat: switch to fsinfo

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Message-ID: <1336126390.4275.12.camel@sauron.fi.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:10 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
To:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Maling List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux FS Maling List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] fat: switch to fsinfo_inode

Hi,

I was having a leave, but now came back to this stuff.

On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 22:12 +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> If fsinfo is inode, the order can be
> 
> 1) flush inodes
>     1a) flush fsinfo inode
>     1b) flush normal inodes
> 2) last iput(normal inodes)
>       truncate()
>            dirty fsinfo inode

3) a bit later fsinfo inode is flushed again.

Sorry, I do not still see where is the issue.

Also, how is it different form the current situation where
you have absolutely the same.

I really still do not see the issue. 

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy

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