Re: [patch 2/8] mm: write_cache_pages AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE fix

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On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, npiggin@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In write_cache_pages, if AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE is returned, the
> filesystem is calling on us to drop the page lock and retry,

Are you sure?  It's not what fs.h says.  I think this return value is
related to reclaim (and only used by shmfs), and retrying is not the
right thing in that case.

Miklos
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