linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ocfs2: clear unaligned io flag when dio fails

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Message-ID: <x49fwagcuii.fsf@segfault.boston.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 10:09:09 -0400
From:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
To:	Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@...cle.com>
Cc:	ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com, linux-aio@...ck.org, mfasheh@...e.com,
	jlbec@...lplan.org, bcrl@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, joe.jin@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ocfs2: clear unaligned io flag when dio fails

Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@...cle.com> writes:

> The unaligned io flag is set in the kiocb when an unaligned
> dio is issued, it should be cleared even when the dio fails,
> or it may affect the following io which are using the same
> kiocb.

What code is re-using kiocbs, much less re-using them without
re-initializing them?

-Jeff
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