On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 09:25:54AM -0700, Mingming Cao wrote: .... > - * and dindirect block, and the "5" above becomes "3". > + * Also account for superblock, inode, quota and xattr blocks > + */ > +int ext4_meta_trans_blocks(struct inode* inode, int nrblocks, int idxblocks) > +{ > + int groups, gdpblocks; > + int ret = 0; > + > + groups = nrblocks + idxblocks; > + gdpblocks = groups; > + if (groups > EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_groups_count) > + groups = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_groups_count; > + if (groups > EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_gdb_count) > + gdpblocks = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_gdb_count; > + > + /* bitmaps and block group descriptor blocks */ > + ret += groups + gdpblocks; ret = groups + gdpblocks; > + > + ret += idxblocks; > + > + /* journalled mode, include buffer to modify data blocks */ > + if (ext4_should_journal_data(inode)) > + ret += nrblocks; > + > + /* Blocks for super block, inode, quota and xattr blocks */ > + ret += EXT4_META_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb); > + > + return ret; > +} > + > +static int ext4_indirect_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks, > + int chunk) > +{ ..... ..... > > +/* > + * Define the number of metadata blocks we need to account to modify data. > + * > + * This include super block, inode block, quota blocks and xattr blocks > + */ > +#define EXT4_META_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) (EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS + \ > + 2*EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)) > + Do EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS blocks really account for super block and inode block ? Looking at EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS which also use EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS I think it doesn't. But the comment above EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS is confusing. I guess we would need a +2 here. -aneesh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html