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From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
To:     Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] block: genhd: don't call probe function with
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:51:24PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> The loop module is one of critical components for syzkaller fuzzing.
> Bugs which involves the loop module prevents syzkaller from finding/testing
> other bugs. But changes are continuously applied without careful review.
> Therefore, the changes and code are not getting correct. Stable work cannot
> come afterwards...

I know a very simple solution: review them and provide detailed feedback.
It's not like patches just appear in a tree somewhere.