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SubjectRe: [PATCH] block: replace __getblk_slow misfix by grow_dev_page fix
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 06:33:45PM -0700, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> Your commit 91f68c89d8f3 ("block: fix infinite loop in __getblk_slow"),
> already gone into 3.* stable, is not good. Could you and your testers
> please give this alternative a try - I think it should work, and have
> started it on a few days' memory load on 3.5, but not tried your case.

I have tested your patch and it does NOT fix the problem in
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/835019
Kernel 3.6.0 + your patch => mount goes into a loop when mounting
a small empty partition. Please do NOT apply this as it will
cause a regression!

Rich.

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