linux-kernel - Re: Fwd: vmalloc error: btrfs-delalloc btrfs_work

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Date:   Thu, 6 Jul 2023 12:54:13 +0200
From:   "Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)" 
        <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To:     Forza <forza@...nline.net>, Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>,
        Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux btrfs <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Regressions <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Linux Stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Chris Mason <clm@...com>, Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, a1bert@...as.cz
Subject: Re: Fwd: vmalloc error: btrfs-delalloc btrfs_work_helper [btrfs] in
 kernel 6.3.x

On 06.07.23 10:08, Forza wrote:
>>> On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 11:13:57AM +0200, David Sterba wrote:
> [...]
> A small update.

Thx for this.

> I have been able test 6.2.16, all 6.3.x and 6.4.1 and they all show
> the same issue.
> 
> I am now trying 6.1.37 since two days and have not been able to
> reproduce this issue on any of my virtual qemu/kvm machines. Perhaps
> this information is helpful in finding the root cause?

That means it's most likely a regression between v6.1..v6.2 (or
v6.1..v6.2.16 if we are unlucky) somewhere (from earlier in the thread
it sounds like it might not be Btrfs).

Which makes we wonder: how long do you usually need to reproduce the
issue? If it's not too long it might mean that a bisection is the best
way forward, unless some developer sits down and looks closely at the
logs. With a bit of luck some dev will do that; but if we are unlucky we
likely will need a bisection.

Ciao, Thorsten (wearing his 'the Linux kernel's regression tracker' hat)
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