From: Theodore Tso Subject: Re: [PATCH] JBD2: round commit timer up to avoid uncommitted transaction Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:52:50 -0400 Message-ID: <20090811025250.GK1756@mit.edu> References: <20090727202209.GU4231@webber.adilger.int> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, Alex Zhuravlev To: Andreas Dilger Return-path: Received: from thunk.org ([69.25.196.29]:49837 "EHLO thunker.thunk.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751092AbZHKNCl (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:02:41 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090727202209.GU4231@webber.adilger.int> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 02:22:09PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote: > jbd and jbd2 fixes: fix jiffie rounding in jbd commit timer setup code. > Rounding down could cause the timer to be fired before the corresponding > transaction has expired. That transaction can stay not committed forever if > no new transaction is created or expicit sync/umount happens. > > Signed-off-by: Alex Zhuravlev (Tomas) > Signed-off-by: Andreas Dilger Added to the ext4 patch queue; apologies for the delay. - Ted