Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:52:26 +0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4.19] ext4: fix race condition between ext4_ioctl_setflags and ext4_fiemap | From | Baokun Li <> |
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在 2022/7/19 22:06, Theodore Ts'o 写道: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 01:26:57PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 10:33:30AM +0800, Baokun Li wrote: >>> This problem persists until the patch d3b6f23f7167("ext4: move ext4_fiemap >>> to use iomap framework") is incorporated in v5.7-rc1. >> Then why not ask for that change to be added instead? > Switching over to use the iomap framework is a quite invasive change, > which is fraught with danager and potential performance regressions. > So it's really not something that would be considered safe for an LTS > kernel. > > As an upstream developer I'd ask why are people trying to use a kernel > as old as 4.19, but RHEL has done more insane things than that. Also, > I know what the answer is, and it's just too depressing for a nice > summer day like this. :-) > > - Ted > .
Indeed.
-- With Best Regards, Baokun Li
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