Re: [PATCH v2] ext4: refresh inline data size before write operations

From: Deepanshu Kartikey

Date: Wed Oct 29 2025 - 20:12:53 EST


Hi Theodore and ext4 maintainers,

I submitted this patch on October 20th to fix a race condition in
inline data handling that causes BUG_ON crashes:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20251020060936.474314-1-kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u

I wanted to gently ping to see if there are any concerns or if any
changes are needed. I understand maintainers are busy and happy to
wait, just wanted to ensure the patch didn't get lost.
The patch addresses a similar issue to commit a54c4613dac1 by
refreshing i_inline_size after taking the xattr lock.

Thank you for your time!

Best regards,
Deepanshu Kartikey