On Mon 20-04-20 20:02:47, Harshad Shirwadkar wrote:
> Don't ignore return values from ext4_ext_dirty, since the errors
> indicate valid failures below Ext4. In all of the other instances of
> ext4_ext_dirty calls, the error return value is handled in some
> way. This patch makes those remaining couple of places to handle
> ext4_ext_dirty errors as well. In case of ext4_split_extent_at(), the
> ignorance of return value is intentional. The reason is that we are
> already in error path and there isn't much we can do if ext4_ext_dirty
> returns error. This patch adds a comment for that case explaining why
> we ignore the return value.
>
> In the longer run, we probably should
> make sure that errors from other mark_dirty routines are handled as
> well.
>
> Ran gce-xfstests smoke tests and verified that there were no
> regressions.
>
> Changes since V1:
> Fixed incorrect return value handling in ext4_split_extent_at()
The 'Changes' part should go below the '---' separator. There's no need to
have it included in the final commit message.
> Signed-off-by: Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@xxxxxxxxx>
Otherwise the patch looks good to me. You can add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Honza
> ---
> fs/ext4/extents.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> index f2b577b315a0..6425f4f9a197 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
> @@ -3244,6 +3244,10 @@ static int ext4_split_extent_at(handle_t *handle,
>
> fix_extent_len:
> ex->ee_len = orig_ex.ee_len;
> + /*
> + * Ignore ext4_ext_dirty return value since we are already in error path
> + * and err is a non-zero error code.
> + */
> ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + path->p_depth);
> return err;
> }
> @@ -3503,7 +3507,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized(handle_t *handle,
> }
> if (allocated) {
> /* Mark the block containing both extents as dirty */
> - ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
> + err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
>
> /* Update path to point to the right extent */
> path[depth].p_ext = abut_ex;
> --
> 2.26.1.301.g55bc3eb7cb9-goog
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR
