Re: + ext2-dont-inherit-inappropriate-inode-flags-from-parent.patch added to -mm tree

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:30:43 -0600 Andreas Dilger <adilger@sun.com> wrote:

> On Jun 04, 2008  21:37 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > +/* Flags that should be inherited by new inodes from their parent. */
> > +#define EXT2_FL_INHERITED ~(EXT2_DIRTY_FL | EXT2_ECOMPR_FL | EXT2_BTREE_FL |\
> > +			    EXT2_INDEX_FL | EXT2_IMAGIC_FL | EXT2_TOPDIR_FL)
> 
> This doesn't make things much better, unless it is just as a stop-gap
> measure to get into the kernel while there is more discussion about which
> flags need to be inherited...  Duane did mention follow-up patches, so
> I have no real objection to this patch as-is, so long as we don't consider
> the matter closed.
> 
> Minor nit - "EXT2_BTREE_FL" is the long-deprecated name for "EXT2_INDEX_FL",
> so we may as well just avoid it entirely here.
> 
> Yes, this patch avoids a few more of the cases that are bad, but will
> again be incorrect as soon as some new flag enters use.
> 

ah, OK, thanks.  I'll drop them again pending finalisation of all this.