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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mb_cache_shrink() frees unexpected caches
From: Akinobu Mita <amgta@yacht.ocn.ne.jp>
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:30:19 +0900
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2005-07-16 (Sat) 00:07 +0900 Akinobu Mita wrote:
> Currently, mbcache is used only for xattr on ext2/ext3 and reiserfs.
> In other words, only one type of mbcache is used per-filesystem.
> So any problems don't happen without the patch I sent.
> 
> But, for example when someone use mbcache as another purpose on ext3,
> The crash will be caused by using mb_cache_shrink().
> 

The crash doesn't happen..
But, If more than two type of mbcache exist per-filesystem,
mb_cache_shrink() is not effective.