Hi, @@ -454,6 +456,7 @@ static struct super_operations ext3_sops delete_inode: ext3_delete_inode, /* BKL not held. We take it */ put_super: ext3_put_super, /* BKL held */ write_super: ext3_write_super, /* BKL held */ + sync_fs: ext3_sync_fs, write_super_lockfs: ext3_write_super_lockfs, /* BKL not held. Take it */ unlockfs: ext3_unlockfs, /* BKL not held. We take it */ statfs: ext3_statfs, /* BKL held */ @@ -1577,24 +1580,22 @@ int ext3_force_commit(struct super_block * This implicitly triggers the writebehind on sync(). */ Someone can explain to me how he can put a sync_fs label into a super_operation structure ? The segfault is normal. ==> Linux/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt 177 struct super_operations { 178 void (*read_inode) (struct inode *); 179 void (*write_inode) (struct inode *, int); 180 void (*put_inode) (struct inode *); 181 void (*delete_inode) (struct inode *); 182 int (*notify_change) (struct dentry *, struct iattr *); 183 void (*put_super) (struct super_block *); 184 void (*write_super) (struct super_block *); 185 int (*statfs) (struct super_block *, struct statfs *, int); 186 int (*remount_fs) (struct super_block *, int *, char *); 187 void (*clear_inode) (struct inode *); 188 }; Well, ==> Linux/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt 327 struct file_operations { 328 loff_t (*llseek) (struct file *, loff_t, int); 329 ssize_t (*read) (struct file *, char *, size_t, loff_t *); 330 ssize_t (*write) (struct file *, const char *, size_t, loff_t *); 331 int (*readdir) (struct file *, void *, filldir_t); 332 unsigned int (*poll) (struct file *, struct poll_table_struct *); 333 int (*ioctl) (struct inode *, struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long); 334 int (*mmap) (struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *); 335 int (*open) (struct inode *, struct file *); 336 int (*release) (struct inode *, struct file *); 337 int (*fsync) (struct file *, struct dentry *); 338 int (*fasync) (struct file *, int); 339 int (*check_media_change) (kdev_t dev); 340 int (*revalidate) (kdev_t dev); 341 int (*lock) (struct file *, int, struct file_lock *); 342 }; You can only use a sync function into the file_operation structure. Well the patch can't work. Octave, anyway you don't need this patch :P Everything is already implemented. Or perhaps i'v lost something ?! Regards, Michael ============================================================================ === ===============================ORIGINAL MESSAGE=============================== ============================================================================ === From: "Octave" <oles@ovh.net> To: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@digeo.com> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; <ext3-users@redhat.com> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 3:40 PM Subject: problem with Andrew's patch ext3 > Hello Andrew, > > I patched 2.4.20 with your patch found out on http://lwn.net/Articles/17447/ > and I have a big problem with: > once server is booted on 2.4.20 with your patch, when I want to reboot > with /sbin/reboot, server makes a Segmentation fault and it crashs. > I tested it on 50-60 servers and it is the same problem. I tested kernel > 2.4.20 without your patch: no problem. > > # uname -a > Linux XXXXXX 2.4.20 #1 ven déc 13 17:21:23 CET 2002 i686 unknown > # /sbin/reboot > > Broadcast message from root (pts/0) Sun Dec 15 14:26:03 2002... > > The system is going down for reboot NOW !! > Segmentation fault > # > # dmRead from remote host XXXXXXXX: Connection reset by peer > > It is crashed. > > no logs :/ > > Regards > Octave > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users