Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Try to merge io requests only for regular files

[Greg KH]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 05:28:59AM +0000, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Otherwise we may endup blocking on pipe or socket.
> 
> Fixes: 6d5d5ac ("io_uring: extend async work merge")
> Testcase: https://github.com/dmonakhov/liburing/commit/16d171b6ef9d68e6db66650a83d98c5c721d01f6
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <dmtrmonakhov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/io_uring.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)


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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read:
    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

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