Re: Mount ext3 with barrier=1 doesn't send real barrier bio?

From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Fri Aug 22 2008 - 03:46:19 EST


Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> This should be ((rw & RW_MASK) == WRITE) too? Anyway, this seems change
>> behavior of submit_bh(WRITE_BARRIER) (maybe reiserfs only), it wouldn't
>> be your intent...
>
> Yes, I believe the simpler and more correct fix is:
>
> diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
> index 38653e3..16b2263 100644
> --- a/fs/buffer.c
> +++ b/fs/buffer.c
> @@ -2926,14 +2926,13 @@ int submit_bh(int rw, struct buffer_head * bh)
> BUG_ON(!buffer_mapped(bh));
> BUG_ON(!bh->b_end_io);
>
> - if (buffer_ordered(bh) && (rw == WRITE))
> + if (buffer_ordered(bh) && (rw & WRITE))
> rw = WRITE_BARRIER;

I see. But, umm..., this means WRITE_SYNC with barrier was deprecated?
Or typo?
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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