Re: [PATCH -V4 2/2] ext4: Use -1 as the fake block number for delayed new buffer_head

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Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 10:17:21AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
>> Block number '0' should not be used as the fake block number for
>> the delayed new buffer. This will result in vfs calling umap_underlying_metadata for
>> block number '0'. So  use -1 instead.
> 
> sector_t is an unsigned type, so we probably want to use ~0 instead of
> -1.  I can fix this up before we apply into the patch queue.

I don't think that helps.  The point is to have a block number which is
invalid, therefore won't get unmapped or accidentally written to ...

-Eric

> Are we agreed both of these should probably be pushed to Linus for
> 2.6.30?
> 
> 					- Ted

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