Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] ext4: Remove ext4 locking of moved directory

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On Thu 01-06-23 10:52:22, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 12:58:21PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > Remove locking of moved directory in ext4_rename2(). We will take care
> > of it in VFS instead. This effectively reverts commit 0813299c586b
> > ("ext4: Fix possible corruption when moving a directory") and followup
> > fixes.
> 
> Remind me --- commit 0813299c586b is not actually causing any
> problems; it's just not fully effective at solving the problem.  Is
> that correct?

Yes, correct.

> In other words, is there a rush in trying to get this revert to Linus
> during this cycle as a regression fix?
> 
> I think the answer is no, and we can just let this full patch series
> go in via the vfs branch during the next merge window, but I just
> wanted to make sure.

Exactly, that's my plan as well.

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR



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