Re: [PATCH 3/5] smb3: fix temporary data corruption in collapse range

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Aug 23 2022 - 12:57:37 EST


Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
> > + truncate_pagecache_range(inode, off, old_eof);
>
> It's a bit odd to writeback the entire file but then truncate only part
> of it. XFS does the same part:

Actually, filemap_write_and_wait() should check for error, yes.

Is there something that combines these that we should use?
invalidate_inode_pages2_range() for example.

David