linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] fs: handle shrinker registration failure in sget

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Message-ID: <20171210152153.GP21978@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:21:53 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
        david@...morbit.com, jack@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fs: handle shrinker registration failure in
 sget_userns

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 11:05:15AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:

> > My unregister_shrinker() fortification patch
> > ( http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1511523385-6433-1-git-send-email-penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp )
> > is not yet in the mmotm tree due to disagreement between Michal and I, but
> > you can throw your sget_userns() patch into vfs.git#for-linus anyway.
> > We will eventually apply unregister_shrinker() fortification patch.
> 
> I've acked the patch http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171124122148.qevmiogh3pzr4zix@dhcp22.suse.cz
> I disagreed with your must_check patch which has nothing to do with the
> patch disussed here. I've also suggested some changelog clarifications.
> Please repost and I am pretty sure Andew will pick it up.

Hell, I will pick it up, add sget one on top of that and put both into #for-linus.