Re: [PATCH 09/10] e2fsck: require that fast symlinks don't have EXT4_EXTENTS_FL

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On Fri, Mar 02, 2018 at 04:59:22PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> It doesn't make sense for EXT4_EXTENTS_FL to be set on a fast symlink.
> The kernel doesn't set it, and it ignores it if set.  Meanwhile, e2fsck
> is stricter: it will try to validate the extent tree, which will almost
> certainly fail (assuming the symlink is, in fact, a fast symlink).
> 
> Make this behavior more explicit by rejecting EXT4_EXTENTS_FL for fast
> symlinks, rather than going ahead and trying to validate an extent tree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted



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