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To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
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Subject: Re: multiple pending filesystem requests for the same block ?
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Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> writes:
> can the filesystem code have multiple pending write requests for
> the same disk block ?

This was discussed on the lists a few weeks ago, and ISTR the
conclusion was that it is the filesystem's responsibility to ensure
this never happens.

DES
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