From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:49502 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752001AbeGJMYd (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:24:33 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:24:30 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Amir Goldstein Cc: Jan Kara , Theodore Tso , stable Subject: Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ext4: do not update s_last_mounted of a frozen fs" failed to apply to 4.17-stable tree Message-ID: <20180710122430.GA23615@kroah.com> References: <1529615710251120@kroah.com> <20180705162701.GC18499@kroah.com> <20180705162904.GD18499@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Jul 06, 2018 at 11:45:04AM +0300, Amir Goldstein wrote: > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 8:07 PM, Amir Goldstein wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 7:29 PM, Greg KH wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 06:27:01PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > >>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 12:25:43AM +0300, Amir Goldstein wrote: > >>> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 12:15 AM, wrote: > >>> > > > >>> > > The patch below does not apply to the 4.17-stable tree. > >>> > > >>> > There is a [backport hint] at the end of the commit message. > >>> > Need to take the 2 prep commits. > >>> > Same for all stable branches. > >>> > > >>> > Cheers, > >>> > Amir. > >>> > > >>> > > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm > >>> > > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit > >>> > > id to . > >>> > > > >>> > > thanks, > >>> > > > >>> > > greg k-h > >>> > > > >>> > > ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------ > >>> > > > >>> > > From db6516a5e7ddb6dc72d167b920f2f272596ea22d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > >>> > > From: Amir Goldstein > >>> > > Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 22:54:44 -0400 > >>> > > Subject: [PATCH] ext4: do not update s_last_mounted of a frozen fs > >>> > > > >>> > > If fs is frozen after mount and before the first file open, the > >>> > > update of s_last_mounted bypasses freeze protection and prints out > >>> > > a WARNING splat: > >>> > > > >>> > > $ mount /vdf > >>> > > $ fsfreeze -f /vdf > >>> > > $ cat /vdf/foo > >>> > > > >>> > > [ 31.578555] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1415 at > >>> > > fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:53 ext4_journal_check_start+0x48/0x82 > >>> > > > >>> > > [ 31.614016] Call Trace: > >>> > > [ 31.614997] __ext4_journal_start_sb+0xe4/0x1a4 > >>> > > [ 31.616771] ? ext4_file_open+0xb6/0x189 > >>> > > [ 31.618094] ext4_file_open+0xb6/0x189 > >>> > > > >>> > > If fs is frozen, skip s_last_mounted update. > >>> > > > >>> > > [backport hint: to apply to stable tree, need to apply also patches > >>> > > vfs: add the sb_start_intwrite_trylock() helper > >>> > > ext4: factor out helper ext4_sample_last_mounted()] > >>> > >>> For "hints", can you provide the git commit id in the future so I don't > >>> have to dig them out myself? > >> > > > > That would be chicken and egg. > > I wrote the hint when I posted the series so there was no upstream commit id > > at the time. Maybe I should have written "need to apply the 2 previous patches" > > as a hint... or could have tried to push back on review comments to split the > > patches. > > > >> And those backports don't apply properly :( > >> > >> Can you please provide a series of patches backported to the stable > >> trees you feel these should go to, so I can apply them? > >> > > > > Greg, > > The following upstream commit ids apply cleanly to current linux-4.17.y: > db6516a5e7dd ext4: do not update s_last_mounted of a frozen fs > 833a950882d3 ext4: factor out helper ext4_sample_last_mounted() > 0c8e3fe35db9 vfs: add the sb_start_intwrite_trylock() helper > > I don't understand where in the process the problem was. > If you have any conclusions I would love to know so process > could be improved. Yes, for 4.17 they did apply cleanly, but your patch says it should be backported much further than that. Is that request incorrect? thanks, greg k-h