Re: [PATCH 0/5] fs: don't let a stuck mount take everybody else with it

[Christian Brauner]

On Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:46:56 +0000, Josef Bacik wrote:
> fs: don't let a stuck mount take everybody else with it
> 
> Hello,
> 
> This is the follow up to the stuck unmount series, and it applies on top
> of it (vfs-7.5.super).
> 
> [...]

I resolved the merge conflict locally. I'll massage the helpers a bit
and get a patch out in a bit.

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Applied to the vfs-7.5.super branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-7.5.super 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-7.5.super

[1/5] fs: make a mount waiting on another mount killable
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/c1d254f3c8aa
[2/5] fs: make ustat() and quotactl() killable in lookup
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/d88c310d4e27
[3/5] fs: make BLKFLSBUF's wait for a superblock killable
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/e7c9543797a7
[4/5] fs: don't make sync(2) wait for unborn superblocks
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/3924b255e480
[5/5] fs: skip unborn superblocks in drop_caches and Q_SYNC
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/02303f78a82d