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DateFri, 26 Oct 2007 15:42:40 -0700 (PDT)
FromLinus Torvalds <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] Fix bad data from non-direct-io read after direct-io write

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Zach Brown wrote:
> 
> I think that test should be changed to

How about not testing at all? Which was what the old code did.

Just do the invalidate unconditionally for any writes, and screw the end 
result of the invalidate, since we cannot afford to overwrite the previous 
return value anyway in any realistic scenario?

		Linus
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