linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 04/25] block: nr_sects_write(): Disable preemption on seqcount write

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Date:   Mon, 25 May 2020 12:12:09 +0200
From:   "Ahmed S. Darwish" <a.darwish@...utronix.de>
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Sebastian A. Siewior" <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 04/25] block: nr_sects_write(): Disable preemption on
 seqcount write

Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> [This is an automated email]
>
> This commit has been processed because it contains a "Fixes:" tag
> fixing commit: c83f6bf98dc1 ("block: add partition resize function to blkpg ioctl").
>
> The bot has tested the following trees: v5.6.13, v5.4.41, v4.19.123, v4.14.180, v4.9.223, v4.4.223.
>
> v5.6.13: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> v5.4.41: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> v4.19.123: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> v4.14.180: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> v4.9.223: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> v4.4.223: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
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> NOTE: The patch will not be queued to stable trees until it is upstream.
>
> How should we proceed with this patch?
>

The v5.7-rc1 commit 581e26004a09 ("block: move block layer internals out
of include/linux/genhd.h") moved the part_nr_sects_write() static inline
function from include/linux/genhd.h to block/blk.h.

After review, I'll send a rebased patch to stable.

Thanks,

--
Ahmed S. Darwish
Linutronix GmbH