linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Single important block patch for 2.6.38

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Message-ID: <4D7DCFAD.3000704@fusionio.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:19:57 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Single important block patch for 2.6.38

On 2011-03-13 23:51, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Jens Axboe <jaxboe@...ionio.com> wrote:
>>
>> This fixes a regression introduced early in the 2.6.38 series, where
>> blkdev_issue_zeroout() has a nasty race that causes a panic. Thanks to
>> Lukas Czerner for finding and fixing this one. Please pull!
> 
> What about the "Null pointer OOPS in sync_inodes_sb" issue due to the
> broken sb->s_bdi setting to NULL?

Sent something out to George to test, hopefully we can close this one
for 2.6.38 in a simple fashion.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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