[Ocfs2-devel] [RFC] ocfs2: Remove j_trans_barrier

[Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@oracle.com>]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 02:35:58PM +0800, Tao Ma wrote:
> Hi Joel,
> 
> On 11/25/2010 06:08 PM, Joel Becker wrote:
> >	First, we don't always checkpoint from a downconvert.  We do it
> >in clear_inode() as well, when we are flushing an inode from cache.
> >This may not have anything to do with the lock we're caring about, eg on
> >other inodes.  What I mean is, the caching info for the inode we care
> >about may not be checkpointing, but the journal as a whole is.  We need
> >to stop all action while that is happening.
> Sorry I don't get your last sentense. Could you please describe it
> in detail? Yes, clear_inode does do checkpointing, but actually the
> whole thing is self-contained. In ocfs2_checkpoint_inode, it can
> checkpoint the inode by itself and has no relationship with
> downconvert.

	I mean that our transaction on the inode might affect other
things (like system files) that are in flux, and they could have open
stuff against them.  Essentially, with JBD, I'm not sure we can trust
the state unless we freeze it.  I really wish Mark could comment here,
but I think he's pretty busy.

Joel

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Joel Becker
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