linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ext4: Prevent an infinite loop in the lazyinit thread.

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Message-ID: <173159220758.521904.15496365458938404053.b4-ty@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:53:37 -0500
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To: Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@...il.com>
Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lukas.skupinski@...disgyr.com,
        anton.reding@...disgyr.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ext4: Prevent an infinite loop in the lazyinit thread.


On Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:47:41 +0100, Mathieu Othacehe wrote:
> Use ktime_get_ns instead of ktime_get_real_ns when computing the lr_timeout
> not to be affected by system time jumps.
> 
> Use a boolean instead of the MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET value to determine whether
> the next_wakeup value has been set. Comparing elr->lr_next_sched to
> MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET can cause the lazyinit thread to loop indefinitely.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ext4: Prevent an infinite loop in the lazyinit thread.
      commit: e06a8c24f6445c2f1b5255caa4f63b38e31c43fa

Best regards,
-- 
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>