linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.10 094/111] libceph: force GFP

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Date:   Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:31:28 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Sergey Jerusalimov <wintchester@...il.com>,
        Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@...il.com>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.10 094/111] libceph: force GFP_NOIO for socket
 allocations

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 10:09:40AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Tue 28-03-17 14:31:20, Greg KH wrote:
> > 4.10-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> 
> Greg, please hold on with this backport. I would like to get
> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170328124312.GE18241@dhcp22.suse.cz resolved.
> So far I believe the patch is simply not needed. I might be wrong but I
> would like to hear the explanation first. Using NOIO, NOFS context is
> misunderstodd very often and I suspect this is the case here as well.

I've now dropped it from the 4.4, 4.9, and 4.10 stable queues, thanks.

If you all get this sorted out, Ilya, please let me know if I should
apply any specific patch to the stable trees.

thanks,

greg k-h