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SubjectRe: [GIT PULL] one more nfsd fix for 6.5-rc
On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 at 16:55, Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@oracle.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 17, 2023, at 10:49 AM, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure it's right, but it really smells odd to set that initial
> > offset not when the bvec is created, but long afterwards, just before
> > it is used.
> >
> > Is there some reason why 'bv_offset' isn't initialized when the bvec is created?
>
> Yes:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/7c9421cc4b92dee76cc7560c50a4a0ab3fb1ef0d.camel@kernel.org/T/#t

Ugh, how ugly.

> But also note that this fix will get replaced in v6.6
>
> I just wanted to ensure that v6.5 wasn't broken. It's a little late in the
> cycle to apply 383bc8bbc.

Sounds good to me. Thanks for the explanation.

Linus

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