From: Jan Kara Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RESEND] ext3: set i_extra_isize of 11th inode Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:29:31 +0200 Message-ID: <20100826122931.GJ3294@quack.suse.cz> References: <20100825090551.DEB3.61FB500B@jp.fujitsu.com> <20100825230442.GH2738@quack.suse.cz> <20100826092636.C31C.61FB500B@jp.fujitsu.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Jan Kara , Andreas Dilger , Andrew Morton , linux-ext4 To: Masayoshi MIZUMA Return-path: Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:49942 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753309Ab0HZMaQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:30:16 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100826092636.C31C.61FB500B@jp.fujitsu.com> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu 26-08-10 09:26:37, Masayoshi MIZUMA wrote: > On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:04:42 +0200 > Jan Kara wrote: > > > So I'd rather choose a safer approach for ext3 - see attached patch - it > > fixes the problem for me. For ext4 your patch is definitely a way to go, > > so please port it to ext4 and send it to Ted Tso. Thanks. > This problem doesn't happen at ext4. Because, the i_extra_isize of 11th > inode is set to the suitable value by ext4_iget(). Ah, you are right. Sorry for confusion. Honza -- Jan Kara SUSE Labs, CR