The check for indirect files is already done in ext4_fallocate() and outside of the lock scope. I removed it entirely from ext4_zero_range and ext4_collapse range. Davide Italiano (1): ext4: Remove redundant check under lock scope fs/ext4/extents.c | 16 ---------------- 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-) -- 2.3.4 -- 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