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Re: [PATCH] repquota does't report correct space usage

To: Donald Douwsma <donaldd@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] repquota does't report correct space usage
From: Utako Kusaka <utako@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:59:44 +0900
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Hi, Donald

I understand your explanation. I'll think a new patch for this.

Thanks.

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:26:48 +1100 Donald Douwsma wrote:
>Utako Kusaka wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> repquota may report incorrect space usage when the filesystem is mounted
>> repeatedly with different quota options.
>> The cause of the problem is that xfs_qm_quotacheck() is not called because
>> the `CHKD' flag in mp->m_qflags is not cleared until it is mounted with 
>> no quota option. This patch fixes it.
>
>Good find, I've heard of some problems with quota 'corruption' that may
>actually be caused by this.
>
>> --- linux-2.6.20-orgn/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c.orgn        2007-02-22 
>> 17:30:07.000000000 +0900
>> +++ linux-2.6.20/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c        2007-02-22 17:30:58.000000000 +0900
>> @@ -1175,8 +1175,6 @@ xfs_qm_init_quotainfo(
>>         qinf->qi_dqperchunk = BBTOB(qinf->qi_dqchunklen);
>>         do_div(qinf->qi_dqperchunk, sizeof(xfs_dqblk_t));
>> 
>> -       mp->m_qflags |= (mp->m_sb.sb_qflags & XFS_ALL_QUOTA_CHKD);
>> -
>>         /*
>>          * We try to get the limits from the superuser's limits fields.
>>          * This is quite hacky, but it is standard quota practice.
>
>This disables the optimization that skips the quota check for the normal case 
>where mount
>options have not been changed.
>
>I don't have any quota check performance figures handy but I don't think we 
>can loose this
>optimization for people with large filesystems/machines.
>
>I think instead we need to clear the individual quota bit when a filesystem is 
>mounted
>without a particular quota type. This will force a quota check but only when 
>the filesystem
>is again mounted with that quota type.
>
>Donald
>
>


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