> Thanks for your reply.
>
> > > Also, rename ERR_MEDIUM to MED_FAILURE.
> > I think that MEDIA_FAILURE looks better.
>
> I think so too.
> If so, should I change VOL_DIRTY to VOLUME_DIRTY?
Yes, maybe.
>
> > > -int exfat_set_vol_flags(struct super_block *sb, unsigned short
> > > new_flag)
> > > +int exfat_set_vol_flags(struct super_block *sb, unsigned short
> > > +new_flags)
> > > {
> > > struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = EXFAT_SB(sb);
> > > struct boot_sector *p_boot = (struct boot_sector *)sbi->boot_bh->b_data;
> > > bool sync;
> > If dirty bit is set in on-disk volume flags, we can just return 0 at the
> > beginning of this function ?
>
> That's right.
> Neither 'set VOL_DIRTY' nor 'set VOL_CLEAN' makes a change to volume flags.
>
>
> > > + if (new_flags == VOL_CLEAN)
> > > + new_flags = (sbi->vol_flags & ~VOL_DIRTY) |
> > > sbi->vol_flags_noclear;
> > > + else
> > > + new_flags |= sbi->vol_flags;
> > > +
> > > /* flags are not changed */
> > > - if (sbi->vol_flag == new_flag)
> > > + if (sbi->vol_flags == new_flags)
> > > return 0;
> > >
> > > - sbi->vol_flag = new_flag;
> > > + sbi->vol_flags = new_flags;
> > >
> > > /* skip updating volume dirty flag,
> > > * if this volume has been mounted with read-only @@ -114,9 +119,9
> > > @@ int exfat_set_vol_flags(struct super_block *sb, unsigned short
> > > new_flag)
> > > if (sb_rdonly(sb))
> > > return 0;
> > >
> > > - p_boot->vol_flags = cpu_to_le16(new_flag);
> > > + p_boot->vol_flags = cpu_to_le16(new_flags);
> > How about set or clear only dirty bit to on-disk volume flags instead
> > of using
> > sbi->vol_flags_noclear ?
> > if (set)
> > p_boot->vol_flags |= cpu_to_le16(VOL_DIRTY);
> > else
> > p_boot->vol_flags &= cpu_to_le16(~VOL_DIRTY);
>
> In this way, the initial VOL_DIRTY cannot be retained.
> The purpose of this patch is to avoid losing the initial VOL_DIRTY and
> MED_FAILURE.
> Furthermore, I'm also thinking of setting MED_FAILURE.
I know what you do. I mean this function does not need to be called if volume
dirty
Is already set on on-disk volume flags as I said earlier.
>
> However, the formula for 'new_flags' may be a bit complicated.
> Is it better to change to the following?
>
> if (new_flags == VOL_CLEAN)
> new_flags = sbi->vol_flags & ~VOL_DIRTY
> else
> new_flags |= sbi->vol_flags;
>
> new_flags |= sbi->vol_flags_noclear;
>
>
> one more point,
> Is there a better name than 'vol_flags_noclear'?
> (I can't come up with a good name anymore)
It looks complicated. It would be better to simply set/clear VOLUME DIRTY bit.
Thanks!
>
> BR
> ---
> Kohada Tetsuhiro <kohada.tetsuh...@dc.mitsubishielectric.co.jp>
