[Cluster-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] gfs2: Add new resource group header fields

Andrew Price anprice at redhat.com
Sun Jan 28 21:25:13 UTC 2018


Hi Bob,

On 08/12/17 15:14, Bob Peterson wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> | These patches add new fields to struct gfs2_rgrp. The intention is to improve
> | fsck performance and error checking while reducing reliance on the rindex to
> | be read in order to scan through the resource groups in tools such as
> | fsck.gfs2. This is part of a wider goal to obsolete gfs2's metafs, hence the
> | duplication of fields from the rindex. In testing performance, these patches
> | carry very little-to-no overhead.
> |
> | This posting will be followed by a patch set for gfs2-utils to make use of
> | the new fields, and set and check them enough for testing purposes.
> |
> | v2: fixed cpu_to_be64/32 typos and made sure rg_skip of the last rgrp is
> | zeroed
> |
> | Andrew Price (3):
> |   gfs2: Add a next-resource-group pointer to resource groups
> |   gfs2: Add rindex fields to rgrp headers
> |   gfs2: Add a crc field to resource group headers
> |
> |  fs/gfs2/rgrp.c                   | 16 +++++++++++++++-
> |  include/uapi/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h | 15 ++++++++++++---
> |  2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> |
> | --
> | 2.13.6
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Series ACK
> 
> Bob Peterson
> Red Hat File Systems

I've just realised that these aren't in for-next despite the positive 
response. Can they get in for the upcoming merge window?

Andy




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