Re: linux-next: manual merge of the block tree with the vfs-brauner tree
From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 10:00:40 EST
On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 01:44:28PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging. You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.
>
> I don't have a huge degree of confidence in this merge as the block
> change was quite large and the code is entirely unfamiliar to me.
I'm familiar with the code and looking at this I have a hard time
understanding the merge. I think we need to get both of these changes
into the same branch somehow to properly audit and test it.