linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Revert "fuse: Apply flags2 only when userspace set the FUSE_INIT

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Message-ID: <717fd97a-6d14-4dc9-808c-d752d718fb80@ddn.com>
Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:39:54 +0000
From:   Bernd Schubert <bschubert@....com>
To:     André Draszik <git@...red.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     André Draszik <andre.draszik@...aro.org>,
        Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Revert "fuse: Apply flags2 only when userspace set the
 FUSE_INIT_EXT"

On 10/18/23 13:15, André Draszik wrote:
> From: André Draszik <andre.draszik@...aro.org>
> 
> This reverts commit 3066ff93476c35679cb07a97cce37d9bb07632ff.
> 
> This patch breaks all existing userspace by requiring updates as
> mentioned in the commit message, which is not allowed.
> 
> Revert to restore compatibility with existing userspace
> implementations.

Which fuse file system does it exactly break? In fact there haven't been 
added too many flags after - what exactly is broken?

Thanks,
Bernd