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Date:	Tue, 10 May 2011 20:30:12 -0400
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Rewrite ext4_page_mkwrite, fix fs freezing

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:29:31AM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> 
>   following three patches reimplement ext4_page_mkwrite() so that it returns
> locked pages (which is necessary for stable pages work and also for fixing of
> freezing code). As a bonus we also avoid taking i_alloc_sem as it's not
> necessary and use generic block_page_mkwrite() helper. The common delalloc
> path should be more straightforward now.

How does this relate to Darrick Wong's patches?  Are your patches in
addition to or instead of his?

					- Ted
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