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From: Nick Piggin <npiggin@kernel.dk>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/7] fs: simple fsync race fix
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:05:31 +1100
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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 09:58:18AM -0500, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Instead of removing the data sync support here and re-adding it later
> I would recommend moving the enhanced sync_inode_metadata earlier in
> the series.

Well, one is the minimum bug fix, and the other is a proper
improvement for doing metadata. I chose this approach because
it suits stable backports, and bisecting better.