Re: [PATCH v3] ext4: drop s_writepages_rwsem around inline data handling in writepages

[Zhou, Yun]

On 6/18/2026 10:23 PM, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Mon 15-06-26 14:10:15, Yun Zhou wrote:
>
> You have fixed this differently (not expanding extra isize from
> ext4_evict_inode()) and furthermore this scenario is really impossible
> because you cannot be inside ext4_writepages() on inode that's undergoing
> eviction. SO let's discard this patch.
Yes, that patch series can resolves all the deadlock risks associated with
calling iput(ea_inode) while holding a jbd2 handle—something I hadn't 
even considered at first. I really owe this to your suggestions.

BR,
Yun