re: [BUG] CIFS won't link)

You are right that cifs didn't call end_page_writeback(page) - wonder if this 
was the cause
of a rare corruption seen in writepages of very large files to Windows servers 
which was
difficult to track down.


Steve French wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 Dec 2006, Ian McDonald wrote:
> >  
> > > Well I can compile it OK and link now so that's better.
> > >     
> >
> > No, as far as I'm concerned, compiling and linking is actually 
> > _worse_ if
> > the end result then causes horrible problems.
> >
> > Which is why I'll leave it in the non-compiling stage in the standard
> > kernel until I actually get somebody reporting whether the end result
> > actually works or not (or an ACK from a CIFS person).
> >
> >  
> > > I don't know really how to test but I'll tell you if CIFS interferes
> > > with my daschund.
> > >     
> >
> > Remember to send pictures.
> >
> >         Linus
> >
> >
> >   
>
> I am looking at the patch now, and it makes sense - but may also want 
> to run it by Shaggy who probably wrote this section of
> cifs_writepages originally.
Can anyone