linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] eventpoll: Fix priority inversion problem

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Message-ID: <20250711095008.lBxtWQh6@linutronix.de>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:50:08 +0200
From: Nam Cao <namcao@...utronix.de>
To: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
Cc: Xi Ruoyao <xry111@...111.site>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
	Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
	Clark Williams <clrkwllms@...nel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-devel@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org, Joe Damato <jdamato@...tly.com>,
	Martin Karsten <mkarsten@...terloo.ca>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] eventpoll: Fix priority inversion problem

On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:44:28AM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> I think we should revert the fix so we have time to fix it properly
> during v6.17+. This patch was a bit too adventurous for a fix in the
> first place tbh.

Agreed. I did feel a bit uneasy when I saw the patch being applied to
vfs.fixes.

Let me know if you want me to send a patch, otherwise I assume you will do
the revert yourself.

Nam