linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: make insert_inode_locked() wait for inode destruction

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Message-ID: <20260112-weben-feind-ddaa3ecba58c@brauner>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:18:43 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	jack@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: make insert_inode_locked() wait for inode destruction

On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:38:42 +0100, Mateusz Guzik wrote:
> This is the only routine which instead skipped instead of waiting.
> 
> The current behavior is arguably a bug as it results in a corner case
> where the inode hash can have *two* matching inodes, one of which is on
> its way out.
> 
> Ironing out this difference is an incremental step towards sanitizing
> the API.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs-7.0.misc branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-7.0.misc 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-7.0.misc

[1/1] fs: make insert_inode_locked() wait for inode destruction
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/757b907b3ead