Re: [RFC] changes to buffer.c (was Test12 ll_rw_block error)

From: Chris Mason (mason@suse.com)
Date: Sat Dec 23 2000 - 14:25:21 EST


On Saturday, December 23, 2000 11:02:53 -0800 Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@transmeta.com> wrote:
>
> Which is why I prefer the higher layers handling the dirty/uptodate/xxx
> bits.
>

Grin, I should have taken the hint when we talked about the buffer up to
date checks for block_read_full_page, it made sense then too.

brw_page doesn't clear the dirty bit in pre4, was that on purpose?

-chris

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