> Hello.
>
> When I was reading ext2 code I found out that ext2 calls ext2_discard_prealloc()
> on each ext2_put_inode (that means on each iput). Wouldn't it be better
> to call it only when inode -> i_count == 1 (that means on last iput)?
In practice it shouldn't really matter -- lookups are done at the dentry level so
that most inodes go through life with a use count of just 1.
Regards,
Bill
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