Comment 236 for bug 568611

Latest manzanita natty test kernel is available on blade3:

  binary packages: /srv/kamal/x-2.6.38-11.50+kamal20110920

  git tree: /srv/kamal/ubuntu-natty [manzanita-kamal20110920]

New for this version are the following patches, backported from mainline:

  * ext4: wait for writeback to complete while making pages writable
  * vfs: Create __block_page_mkwrite() helper passing error values back
  * ext4: Rewrite ext4_page_mkwrite() to use generic helpers
  * vfs: Block mmapped writes while the fs is frozen

 -Kamal

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linux (2.6.38-11.50+kamal20110920) lucid; urgency=low

  LP: #666581 TEST KERNEL backported to 2.6.38-11.50 (natty)
  - Val patch set 20110914
  - Surbhi journal freeze patches
  - ext4_page_mkwrite fixes from upstream mainline
  - build for lucid

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * don't busy retry the inode on failed grab_super_passive()
  * ext4: wait for writeback to complete while making pages writable
  * vfs: Create __block_page_mkwrite() helper passing error values back
  * ext4: Rewrite ext4_page_mkwrite() to use generic helpers
  * vfs: Block mmapped writes while the fs is frozen

  [ Surbhi Palande ]

  * Adding support to freeze and unfreeze a journal
  * Thaw the journal when you unfreeze the fs.

  [ Valerie Aurora ]

  * quota: Release path on error in sys_quotactl()
  * VFS: Fix s_umount thaw/write deadlock
  * VFS: Rename vfs_check_frozen() to vfs_block_until_thawed()
  * Documentation: Correct s_umount state for freeze_fs/unfreeze_fs

 -- Kamal Mostafa <email address hidden> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:31:03 -0700

 -Kamal