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Message-ID: <YXbbj7KhgAkgByp1@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:30:07 -0700
From:   Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 0/4] zram: fix two races and one zram leak

On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 10:54:22AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Fixes three issues reported by Luis Chamberlain with one simpler approach:
> 
> - race between between zram_reset_device() and disksize_store() (1/4)
> 
> - zram leak during unloading module, which is one race between resetting
> and removing device (2/4)
> 
> - race between zram_remove and disksize_store (3/4)
> 
> Also replace replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev since no one opens
> it.(4/4)
> 
> V3:
> 	- no code change
> 	- update commit log or comment as Luis suggested
> 	- add reviewed-by tag
> 
> V2:
> 	- take another approach to avoid failing of zram_remove()
> 	- add patch to address race between zram_reset_device() and
> 	  disksize_store()
> 
> 
> Ming Lei (4):
>   zram: fix race between zram_reset_device() and disksize_store()
>   zram: don't fail to remove zram during unloading module
>   zram: avoid race between zram_remove and disksize_store
>   zram: replace fsync_bdev with sync_blockdev

Andrew Morton usually takes zram patches so Ccing him.

Acked-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>

for all patches in this thread.

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