Re: [PATCH 5.10 03/21] loop: Use blk_validate_block_size() to validate block size

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Sun Nov 21 2021 - 11:59:54 EST


On Sat 2021-11-20 08:39:48, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:45:22PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > > commit af3c570fb0df422b4906ebd11c1bf363d89961d5 upstream.
> > >
> > > Remove loop_validate_block_size() and use the block layer helper
> > > to validate block size.
> >
> > This is just a cleanup, and it needs previous cleanup to be
> > applied. I would not mind if both were dropped from stable series.
>
> No, it is not a cleanup, it fixes a real bug as reported on the stable
> mailing list.

Aha:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/7e6c4c23-f071-f33b-7bd4-da11980d34c6@xxxxxxxxxx/

Thanks for explanation.

Best regards,
Pavel
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