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Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 17:11:37 +0100 From: "Duane Griffin" <duaneg@...da.com> To: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: sandeen@...hat.com, cmm@...ibm.com, sct@...hat.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] jbd: tidy up revoke cache initialisation and destruction 2008/5/10 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>: > On Sat, 3 May 2008 17:47:14 +0100 > "Duane Griffin" <duaneg@...da.com> wrote: > > > Make revocation cache destruction safe to call if initialisation fails > > partially or entirely. This allows it to be used to cleanup in the case of > > initialisation failure, simplifying that code slightly. > > This crashes the kernel early in boot. Too early to catch via netconsole, > which is a bit odd. Eeek, yes, an extremely silly bug. Sorry about that. I'll send a revised version of the patch-set shortly, and this time I'll make sure it is properly tested. > I also have a feeling that [patch 1/3] causes problems too but I've run out > of time to bisect it further. Was there something in particular that worried you about it? I've gone back and done some more testing with just that one, including testing each of the error cases manually, and all looks fine. Cheers, Duane. -- "I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine" - Bob Dylan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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