Re: [PATCH] f2fs: return writeback error from collapse range

From: Chao Yu

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 04:36:13 EST


On 7/27/26 15:49, Wenjie Qi wrote:
f2fs_collapse_range() writes back pages moved by f2fs_do_collapse(),
but ignores the return value. If writeback fails, the ioctl can still
truncate page cache, shrink blocks, and report success.

Return the error before truncating page cache or updating the file size.

Fixes: b4ace3370324 ("f2fs: support FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5
Signed-off-by: Wenjie Qi <qiwenjie@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,