linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19] ext4: eliminate bogus error in ext4_data_block_valid

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Message-ID: <YOKvgbouUTXxmMIl@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Jul 2021 09:06:41 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Erdogan, Tahsin" <trdgn@...zon.com>
Cc:     Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        "linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19] ext4: eliminate bogus error in
 ext4_data_block_valid_rcu()

On Sun, Jul 04, 2021 at 01:35:09AM +0000, Erdogan, Tahsin wrote:
> > If I understand the commit description, this patch is only intended
> > for the 4.19 stable kernel.  If this is the case, I'd suggest using
> > the Subject prefix [PATCH 4.19] for future patches.  This is more
> 
> Hi Ted, yes this is only intended for 4.19. Thanks for the tip on subject line,
> I will keep that in mind in the future.
> 
> > if you could indicate whether a similar fix is needed for 4.14, and
> > other older LTS kernels, or whether the only stable backport which had
> > this bug was 4.19.
> 
> I have checked 4.4, 4.9, 4.14, 5.8. They all look fine. I believe this problem
> only affects 4.19.

THanks, now queued up.

greg k-h