Re: [PATCH 2.6.19 5/5] fs: freeze_bdev with semaphore not mutex

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Hi!

> > There's one more thing, actually.  If the on-disk data and metadata are
> > changed _after_ the sync we do and _before_ we create the snapshot image,
> > and the subsequent  resume fails,
> 
> Well, but this is equivalent to a power failure immediately after the sync, so
> there _must_ be a way to recover the filesystem from that, no?

Exactly.

> I think I'll prepare a patch for freezing the work queues and we'll see what
> to do next.

Thanks!
									Pavel
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