Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:32:55 -0800
Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <spots a race in do_no_page()>
> 
> If a write-fault races with a read-fault and the write-fault loses, we forget
> to mark the page dirty.

No that isn't right, is it.  The writer just retakes the fault and
all the right things happen.  Ho hum.
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