Re: Question about LTS 4.19 patch "89047634f5ce NFS: Don't interrupt file writeout due to fatal errors"

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 05:04:35PM +0800, ChenXiaoSong wrote:
> 
> On 2023/10/30 16:58, Greg KH wrote:
> > If you just revert that one patch, is the issue resolved?  And what
> > about other stable releases that have that change in it?
> > 
> > If this does need to be reverted, please submit a patch that does so and
> > we can review it that way.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> 
> In my opinion, this patch is not for fixing a bug, but is part of a
> refactoring patchset. The 'Fixes:' tag should not be added.

Nothing we can do about that now, right?  And to try to ask developers
about a change they made in 2019 is a bit rough, don't you think?  If
you think the change is incorrect, please submit a patch to resolve it
after you have tested that it works properly.

thanks,

greg k-h