SOURCES (LINUX_2_6_16): linux-2.6-ntfs_flush_dcache_pages.patch (N...

[pluto]

Author: pluto                        Date: Wed Jun 21 22:15:34 2006 GMT
Module: SOURCES                       Tag: LINUX_2_6_16
---- Log message:
- bug fix.

---- Files affected:
SOURCES:
   linux-2.6-ntfs_flush_dcache_pages.patch (NONE -> 1.1.2.1)  (NEW)

---- Diffs:

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Index: SOURCES/linux-2.6-ntfs_flush_dcache_pages.patch
diff -u /dev/null SOURCES/linux-2.6-ntfs_flush_dcache_pages.patch:1.1.2.1
--- /dev/null	Thu Jun 22 00:15:34 2006
+++ SOURCES/linux-2.6-ntfs_flush_dcache_pages.patch	Thu Jun 22 00:15:29 2006
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
++++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
+@@ -1484,14 +1484,15 @@ static inline void ntfs_flush_dcache_pag
+ 		unsigned nr_pages)
+ {
+ 	BUG_ON(!nr_pages);
++	/*
++	 * Warning: Do not do the decrement at the same time as the call to
++	 * flush_dcache_page() because it is a NULL macro on i386 and hence the
++	 * decrement never happens so the loop never terminates.
++	 */
+ 	do {
+-		/*
+-		 * Warning: Do not do the decrement at the same time as the
+-		 * call because flush_dcache_page() is a NULL macro on i386
+-		 * and hence the decrement never happens.
+-		 */
++		--nr_pages;
+ 		flush_dcache_page(pages[nr_pages]);
+-	} while (--nr_pages > 0);
++	} while (nr_pages > 0);
+ }
+ 
+ /**
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