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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-nvdimm-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-nvdimm-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>,
	Linux API <linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"Darrick J. Wong"
	<darrick.wong-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Dave Chinner <david-FqsqvQoI3Ljby3iVrkZq2A@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-xfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Alexander Viro
	<viro-RmSDqhL/yNMiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-fsdevel
	<linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] fs, xfs: block map immutable files for dax, dma-to-storage, and swap
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:34:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170812073426.GB12679@lst.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALCETrVvMbaxobdydtsdQWHyP1VhL1fpq1qS4M3=SmR1y4x5kw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 08:57:18PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> One thing that makes me quite nervous about S_IOMAP_IMMUTABLE is the
> degree to which things go badly if one program relies on it while
> another program clears the flag: you risk corrupting unrelated
> filesystem metadata.  I think a userspace interface to pin the extent
> mapping of a file really wants a way to reliably keep it pinned (or to
> reliably zap the userspace application if it gets unpinned).

The nice thing is that no application can rely on it anyway..

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-08-12  7:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <150181368442.32119.13336247800141074356.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com>
     [not found] ` <150181368442.32119.13336247800141074356.stgit-p8uTFz9XbKj2zm6wflaqv1nYeNYlB/vhral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-04  2:38   ` [PATCH v2 0/5] fs, xfs: block map immutable files for dax, dma-to-storage, and swap Dan Williams
     [not found]     ` <CAPcyv4ii41F-Rj9pPGc0FHwrQ=hkSF_f0niQDn5_NjU-wcL+gg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-05  9:50       ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]         ` <20170805095013.GC14930-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-06 18:51           ` Dan Williams
     [not found]             ` <CAPcyv4jgKmakB0WRUjx=2eD3YJ1x+C8cgnR6tA+g4+m+0etawQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-11 10:44               ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                 ` <20170811104429.GA13736-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-11 22:26                   ` Dan Williams
2017-08-12  3:57                     ` Andy Lutomirski
     [not found]                       ` <CALCETrVvMbaxobdydtsdQWHyP1VhL1fpq1qS4M3=SmR1y4x5kw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-12  4:44                         ` Dan Williams
2017-08-12  7:34                         ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
     [not found]                     ` <CAPcyv4jrZ5a+zmAehZDxfP=+6BNCFAXOFWro2L7ruLkk+cY7OQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-12  7:33                       ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                         ` <20170812073349.GA12679-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-12 19:19                           ` Dan Williams
2017-08-13  9:24                             ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                               ` <20170813092436.GB32112-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-13 20:31                                 ` Dan Williams
     [not found]                                   ` <CAPcyv4ixTgSWG9K2Eg3XJmOvqJht81qL+Z3njoOjcXCD7XMpZw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-14 12:40                                     ` Jan Kara
2017-08-14 16:14                                       ` Dan Williams
     [not found]                                         ` <CAPcyv4hi_Y5Qj=h_Qf4Bcyv+EWBosa2gQT+-8ro3hPY9VMshSA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-15  8:37                                           ` Jan Kara
2017-08-15 23:50                                             ` Dan Williams
     [not found]                                               ` <CAPcyv4hFTn4Fz5o+Gm857mS-RA6WAVsf4CmwiLiK2O8w2_SamQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-16 13:57                                                 ` Jan Kara
     [not found]                                       ` <20170814124059.GC17820-4I4JzKEfoa/jFM9bn6wA6Q@public.gmane.org>
2017-08-21  9:16                                         ` Peter Zijlstra
2017-08-14 21:46                                     ` Darrick J. Wong
2017-08-13 23:46                               ` Dave Chinner

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