linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: nfs: dir.c: Fix sparse error

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Date:   Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:45:29 +0000
From:   Trond Myklebust <trondmy@...merspace.com>
To:     "paulmck@...nel.org" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        "madhuparnabhowmik04@...il.com" <madhuparnabhowmik04@...il.com>
CC:     "kbuild-all@...ts.01.org" <kbuild-all@...ts.01.org>,
        "linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        "rcu@...r.kernel.org" <rcu@...r.kernel.org>,
        "anna.schumaker@...app.com" <anna.schumaker@...app.com>,
        "joel@...lfernandes.org" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: nfs: dir.c: Fix sparse error

On Wed, 2019-12-11 at 20:14 -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 01:18:42PM +0530, 
> madhuparnabhowmik04@...il.com wrote:
> > This build error is because the macro list_tail_rcu() is
> > not yet present in the mainline kernel.
> > 
> > This patch is dependent on the patch : 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel-mentees/CAF65HP2SC89k9HJZfcLgeOMRPBKRyasCMiLo2gZgBKycjHuU6A@mail.gmail.com/T/#t
> 
> If the NFS folks are OK with it, I would be happy to take it in -rcu,
> where the list_tail_rcu() patch is currently located.
> 
> 							Thanx, Paul

That would be fine with me.

Cheers
  Trond

-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer, Hammerspace
trond.myklebust@...merspace.com