Re: [PATCH] Get rid of extents mount option - try 2

Alex Tomas
2006-10-07T19:43:40Z

>>>>> Theodore Tso (TT) writes:

>> Also, do we update the superblock in every transaction that creates or
>> deletes a file? Otherwise, how do we guarantee the count is accurate
>> after replaying the journal?

TT> Yes, we do. The number of free inodes has to be kept up-to-date,
TT> after all, so the superblock is marked dirty and as being part of the
TT> transaction.

actually, not any more. we use group descriptors to initialize
free inodes counter at mount time.

thanks, Alex