linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: add docs about fast commit idempotence

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Date:   Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:22:19 -0500
From:   "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: add docs about fast commit idempotence

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 03:28:22PM -0800, Harshad Shirwadkar wrote:
> Fast commit on-disk format is designed such that the replay of these
> tags can be idempotent. This patch adds documentation in the code in
> form of comments and in form kernel docs that describes these
> characteristics. This patch also adds a TODO item needed to ensure
> kernel fast commit replay idempotence.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted