linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clean_bdev_aliases: Prevent cleaning blocks that are not in block range

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Date:   Mon, 2 Jan 2017 09:35:35 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Chandan Rajendra <chandan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, jack@...e.cz
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clean_bdev_aliases: Prevent cleaning blocks that are not
 in block range

On 12/25/2016 06:31 AM, Chandan Rajendra wrote:
> The first block to be cleaned may start at a non-zero page offset. In
> such a scenario clean_bdev_aliases() will end up cleaning blocks that
> do not fall in the range of blocks to be cleaned. This commit fixes the
> issue by skipping blocks that do not fall in valid block range.

Queued up, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe