ext4_xattr_value_same() is used as a quick optimization in case the new xattr value is identical to the previous value. When xattr value is stored in a xattr inode the check becomes expensive so it is better to just assume that they are not equal. Signed-off-by: Tahsin Erdogan <tahsin@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ext4/xattr.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c index 4dd8be16d175..681a9b5eefd8 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c +++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c @@ -1428,6 +1428,9 @@ static int ext4_xattr_value_same(struct ext4_xattr_search *s, { void *value; + /* When e_value_inum is set the value is stored externally. */ + if (s->here->e_value_inum) + return 0; if (le32_to_cpu(s->here->e_value_size) != i->value_len) return 0; value = ((void *)s->base) + le16_to_cpu(s->here->e_value_offs); -- 2.13.0.219.gdb65acc882-goog -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe reiserfs-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html