Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: INFO: task hung in __blkdev_get | From | Tetsuo Handa <> | Date | Tue, 10 Apr 2018 22:04:36 +0900 |
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Dmitry Vyukov wrote: > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:55 PM, Tetsuo Handa > <penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp> wrote: > > Hello. > > > > Since syzbot is reporting so many hung up bug which involves /dev/loopX , > > is it possible to "temporarily" apply below patch for testing under syzbot > > Unfortunately it's not possible, for full explanation please see: > https://github.com/google/syzkaller/blob/master/docs/syzbot.md#no-custom-patches >
I mean, sending custom patch to linux.git for -rc and revert the custom patch before -final is released. It won't take so much period until we get the result.
If syzbot can test arbitrary git tree instead of linux.git, making a branch which contains custom patches would be possible.
> > > ( after "block/loop: fix deadlock after loop_set_status" and > > "loop: fix LOOP_GET_STATUS lock imbalance" in linux-block.git#for-linus > > are merged into linux.git )?
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