linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] fs: use acquire ordering in __fget

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Message-ID: <Y2Aie8Aeu6AxHpVr@ZenIV>
Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:31:07 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] fs: use acquire ordering in __fget_light()

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 12:07:36PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 11:48 AM Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Anyway, it's unrelated to the patch itself.  I'm fine with it in the current
> > form.  Will apply for the next merge window, unless Linus wants it in right
> > now.
> 
> It doesn't strike me as hugely critical, so I'm fine with it being put
> in any random pile of "fixes to be applied" as long as it doesn't get
> lost entirely. But if y ou have a "fixes" branch that may end up
> coming to me before this release is over, that's not the wrong place
> either.

Applied to #fixes and pushed out...