Hi guys, The 2.2.x reiserfs journal code marks newly allocated metadata so that if it is freed in the same transaction (common due to balancing), it can immediately be reused as a data block. It also allows faster freeing for these blocks. This tested patch enables that code for 2.4.x, Alan please include. -chris diff -ur diff/linux/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c linux/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c --- diff/linux/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c Mon Jan 15 18:31:19 2001 +++ linux/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c Fri Feb 2 15:40:54 2001 @@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ if (p_s_tb->FEB[p_s_tb->cur_blknum]) BUG(); + mark_buffer_journal_new(p_s_new_bh) ; p_s_tb->FEB[p_s_tb->cur_blknum++] = p_s_new_bh; } diff -Nru a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c --- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c Fri Jun 1 13:22:16 2001 +++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c Fri Jun 1 13:22:16 2001 @@ -2550,6 +2550,7 @@ bh = get_hash_table(p_s_sb->s_dev, blocknr, p_s_sb->s_blocksize) ; /* if it is journal new, we just remove it from this transaction */ if (bh && buffer_journal_new(bh)) { + mark_buffer_notjournal_new(bh) ; clear_prepared_bits(bh) ; cleaned = remove_from_transaction(p_s_sb, blocknr, cleaned) ; } else { - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/