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Re: xfs_syncsub() question

To: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: xfs_syncsub() question
From: Steve Lord <lord@xxxxxxx>
Date: 28 Oct 2002 15:25:17 -0600
Cc: ASANO Masahiro <masano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210272201530.26558-100000@stout.americas.sgi.com>
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On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 22:05, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Hi, I'll have to look a bit more closely... but your patch does look correct.
> Back in 2000 (v. 1.279), it was as you suggest, but Steve changed it.
> :) Steve?

I no longer remember the why of this change, I think we can just revert
to this code.

Steve

> 
> (The Irix code also has your "new" test.)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Eric
> 
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, ASANO Masahiro wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a question.
> > Why don't we sync the last xfs_inode in xfs_syncsub()?
> > I am wondering if the condition check is wrong... (see below)
> > 
> > --
> > Masano
> > 
> > --- linux/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c       Thu Oct 24 07:46:17 2002
> > +++ linux/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c.new   Mon Oct 28 11:29:21 2002
> > @@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@
> >             ASSERT(ipointer_in == B_FALSE);
> >             ip = ip->i_mnext;
> >  
> > -   } while (ip->i_mnext != mp->m_inodes);
> > +   } while (ip != mp->m_inodes);
> >  
> >     XFS_MOUNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
> >  
> > 
> > 
> 
-- 

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Principal Engineer, Filesystem Software         email: lord@xxxxxxx


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