2014-02-06, OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>>> fat_fill_inode() just set i_disksize to i_size. So, it is not aligned >>>> by >>>> cluster size or block size. >>>> >>>> E.g. ->mmu_private = 500. Then, cont_write_begin() can set >>>> ->mmu_private >>>> to 512 on some case. In this case, fat_get_block() will not be called, >>>> because no new allocation. >>>> >>>> If this is true, it would be possible to have ->mmu_private == 512 and >>>> ->i_disksize == 500. >>>> >>>> I'm missing something? >>> >>> BTW, even if above was right, I'm not checking whether updating >>> ->i_disksize after cont_write_begin() is right fix or not. >> I understand your concern. these can be mismatched. But, when >> checking your doubt, I can not find any side effect. I think that >> there is no issue regardless of alignment of two value, in the >> cont_write_begin. Could you please share any point I am missing ? If >> you suggest checking point or test method, I can check more and share >> the result. > > I'm not checking whether it is wrong or not. But, like you said, > ->mmu_private > ->i_disksize is wrong in theory. > > Although, it might have no real problem. > > So, how about to set ->i_disksize to aligned by blocksize at first > (i.e. when initializing the inode)? Yes, It is good idea. > > This may change the behavior when ->mmu_private is not aligned to > blocksize in current patchset. But, in theory, it is right state > (between ->mmu_private and ->i_disksize is uninitialized). I guess, we > can do it with small adjustments, and keep state valid in theory too. Right. > > This is just a my guess, so it might be wrong though. I guess, worth to > try to consider. Okay, I will include it in next patch-set after checking. Thanks for your review! > > Thanks. > -- > OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html