Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:32:55 -0800
Andrew Morton <[email protected]> wrote:

> <spots a race in do_no_page()>
> 
> If a write-fault races with a read-fault and the write-fault loses, we forget
> to mark the page dirty.

No that isn't right, is it.  The writer just retakes the fault and
all the right things happen.  Ho hum.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux