Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] smb/client: prepare for locking changes.

[Christian Brauner]

On Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:54:30 +1100, NeilBrown wrote:
> [[Missed the Subject on the cover letter - sorry.  ]]
> 
> This v3 removes the DCACHE_BLOCKED #define and uses IS_ERR_OR_NULL() as requested.
> Also adds the ack-ed by from Namjae Jeon - thanks!
> NeilBrown
> 
> [PATCH v3 1/3] smb/client: don't unhash and rehash to prevent new
> [PATCH v3 2/3] smb/client: use d_alloc_trylock in
> [PATCH v3 3/3] smb/client: Use d_alloc_trylock() in
> 
> [...]

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

[1/3] smb/client: don't unhash and rehash to prevent new opens.
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/b7362fb79d59
[2/3] smb/client: use d_alloc_trylock in cifs_silly_fullpath()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/08bcc8161fb5
[3/3] smb/client: Use d_alloc_trylock() in cifs_prime_dcache()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/de7f0d4e7ab8