Re: [PATCH 2/4] f2fs: do not skip writing file meta during fsync

[Jaegeuk Kim]

2013-03-26 (í), 09:48 +0900, Namjae Jeon:
> 2013/3/25, Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > This patch removes data_version check flow during the fsync call.
> > The original purpose for the use of data_version was to avoid writng inode
> > pages redundantly by the fsync calls repeatedly.
> Hi Jaegeuk.
> > However, when user can modify file meta and then call fsync, we should not
> > skip fsync procedure.
> I have a question.
> Which case does user can directly modify meta ? Recovery tool ?

The meta means the inode information like atime, mtime, size, and so on,
which can be modified by setattr() or something other vfs apis.
Thanks,

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > So, let's remove this condition check and hope that user triggers in right
> > manner.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Jaegeuk Kim
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