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SubjectRe: [PATCH] writeback: skip new or to-be-freed inodes
Wu Fengguang wrote:
> The above race and warning didn't turn up because writeback_inodes() holds
> the s_umount lock, so generic_forget_inode() finds MS_ACTIVE and returns
> early. But we are not sure the UBIFS calls and future callers will guarantee
> that. So skip I_WILL_FREE inodes for the sake of safety.

The inode states are a bit vague for me, but vs. UBIFS - feel
free to ask questions.

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Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)
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