linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] filelock: fix conflict detection with userland file delegations

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Message-ID: <20251215-bildung-arrest-1957e6ff7b59@brauner>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:20:55 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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	Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>,
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	Olga Kornievskaia <okorniev@...hat.com>,
	Dai Ngo <Dai.Ngo@...cle.com>,
	Tom Talpey <tom@...pey.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] filelock: fix conflict detection with userland file delegations

On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:48:31 -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> This patchset fixes the way that conflicts are detected when userland
> requests file delegations. The problem is due to a hack that was added
> long ago which worked up until userland could request a file delegation.
> 
> This fixes the bug and makes things a bit less hacky. Please consider
> for v6.19.
> 
> [...]

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

[1/2] filelock: add lease_dispose_list() helper
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/392e317a20c3
[2/2] filelock: allow lease_managers to dictate what qualifies as a conflict
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/12965a190eae