Re: [PATCH 8/8] ext4: try all groups in ext4_mb_new_blocks_simple

[Ojaswin Mujoo]

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 12:12:20AM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> ext4_mb_new_blocks_simple ignores the group before goal, so it will fail
> if free blocks reside in group before goal. Try all groups to avoid
> unexpected failure.
> Search finishes either if any free block is found or if no available
> blocks are found. Simpliy check "i >= max" to distinguish the above
> cases.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

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Reviewed-by: Ojaswin Mujoo <ojaswin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Regards,
ojaswin