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List:       linux-ext4
Subject:    [Ext2-devel] Re: CVS: ext3/fs/ext3 inode.c,1.58,1.59
From:       "Stephen C. Tweedie" <sct () redhat ! com>
Date:       2001-07-09 15:33:36
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Hi,

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 01:12:17AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:

> Then observed that the write_super() call in ext3_do_update_inode() is
> unjournalled.  So i cheerfully backed out all the above changes and
> instead journal the superblok modification and mark the current handle
> as synchronous.

There's no need --- if the superblock mod doesn't get flushed out,
then neither will the transaction which created the large file in the
first place. :-)  Atomic update of the entire transaction is
sufficient.  

--Stephen

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