linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] netfs: Fix setting of BDP

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Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 09:14:20 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Steve French <stfrench@...rosoft.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
	Enzo Matsumiya <ematsumiya@...e.de>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
	netfs@...ts.linux.dev,
	v9fs@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfs: Fix setting of BDP_ASYNC from iocb flags

On Tue, 21 May 2024 16:49:46 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Fix netfs_perform_write() to set BDP_ASYNC if IOCB_NOWAIT is set rather
> than if IOCB_SYNC is not set.  It reflects asynchronicity in the sense of
> not waiting rather than synchronicity in the sense of not returning until
> the op is complete.
> 
> Without this, generic/590 fails on cifs in strict caching mode with a
> complaint that one of the writes fails with EAGAIN.  The test can be
> distilled down to:
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/1] netfs: Fix setting of BDP_ASYNC from iocb flags
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/33c9d7477ef1