Re: [PATCH V6 00/30] loop: Issue O_DIRECT aio using bio_vec

[Jeff Moyer]

Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 01/29/2013 12:42 PM, Jeff Moyer wrote:
>> Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>>> Al,
>>> I'd like to push this patchset to linux-next. Would you like to pull it
>>> into your vfs tree, would you rather I submitted it separately, or do
>>> you have any issues with it before including it?
>> 
>> I'm still chasing one regression in this patchset.  If you use the ext4
>> driver for ext2 file systems, and you run the libaio test harness, then
>> you will be able to successfully write beyond the maximum file size in a
>> file (see test case 8).
>
> I found the problem. iov_iter_shorten() wasn't setting i->count to the new
> value.
>
> This fixes it. I'll fix the patchset tomorrow.

I just re-ran the test, and I can confirm it fixed it as well.

Thanks!
Jeff
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