Jan Kara <j...@suse.cz> writes:
>> > static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
>> > {
>> > + /* If inode is clean an unused, put it into LRU now. */
>> > + if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY) && !atomic_read(&inode->i_count))
>> > + inode_lru_list_add(inode);
>>
>> IMHO, open coding this would be bad idea.
> Do you mean creating a separate function for the above two lines?
Yes. And the intent is to consolidate "when adds inode to LRU" with
iput_final()'s one.
>> And another one is I_REFERENCED. We really want to remove I_REFERENCED?
> We don't want I_REFERENCED set - noone used the inode. But looking into
> the code with fresh eyes, the fix isn't as simple as I thought. First I
> need to check MS_ACTIVE and second I need to check I_FREEING... So the
> condition will be complex enough to warrant a separate function.
I can't see the issue (sync_filesystem() will wait I_DIRTY before
MS_ACTIVE, and I_DIRTY prevents I_FREEING) though, it may be possible.
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirof...@mail.parknet.co.jp>
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