Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] reiser4: space grabbing fixes.

[Edward Shishkin <edward.shishkin@gmail.com>]

On 12/10/2014 01:27 PM, Ivan Shapovalov wrote:
> On Thursday 23 October 2014 at 11:18:02, Ivan Shapovalov wrote:	
>> These are mostly equivalent transformations (aside from the first patch)
>> I've done when I was experimenting with rwsems at zero-th iteration of
>> batch discard support.
>>
>> v2: - disable grab in current context unconditionally, not only if !BA_FORCE
>>
>> Ivan Shapovalov (3):
>>    reiser4: block_alloc: improve error handling in reiser4_grab_reserved().
>>    reiser4: block_alloc: sanitize grab_enabled modifications.
>>    reiser4: do not mess with grab_enabled; instead, use BA_FORCE.
>>
>>   fs/reiser4/block_alloc.c                 | 57 +++++++++++++++++---------------
>>   fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file.c            | 12 +++----
>>   fs/reiser4/plugin/file/file_conversion.c |  3 +-
>>   fs/reiser4/plugin/file/tail_conversion.c | 11 +++---
>>   fs/reiser4/plugin/item/extent_file_ops.c |  3 +-
>>   fs/reiser4/plugin/item/tail.c            |  3 +-
>>   fs/reiser4/safe_link.c                   |  4 +--
>>   7 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
> ping, what's the status?


This is in "upstream" already.


>
> /*
> I'll send another round of discard patches shortly... That is, once I figure
> out how to explain in comments the sheer amount of happily coinciding subtle
> details, whose coincidence makes everything actually work. :/


Note, that basic discard stuff is also in "upstream".
So, please, make sure that your patches are "re-based"


>
> BTW, could you please check that I've rebased your "precise discard" patch
> correctly?
> https://github.com/intelfx/linux/commit/47f27446d5ae7b796a842735811c48cc07615dd6
> */
>


I suggest to start with implementing the bitmap primitives that
I talked about. Just to avoid extra-work..

Thanks,
Edward.