Re: [PATCH] Re: 2.6.26-mmotm-0724 - linux-next.git loses /proc/sys/fs/quota, breaks disk quotas

From: Valdis . Kletnieks
Date: Sun Jul 27 2008 - 01:53:48 EST


On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:17:02 BST, Al Viro said:
> Wait... I remember fixing exactly that, but the fix is not in there...
> Bugger. Botched "fold on reorder", fortunately still findable in old local
> branch.

I guess we're fortunate that you remembered and found the fix - else this
would quickly have degenerated into a "How did it *ever* work?"..

> Sigh... Why does that stuff show up after 10 days in linux-next, about
> 5 minutes after seeing it merged into mainline? Murphy's fun...

I have to conclude that I'm the first person who actually tried the quota
support against either a linux-next or -mmotm kernel in the last 2 weeks,
which says something about our testing coverage.

Looking at the patch, I have to wonder what *else* was broken and nobody
noticed...

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