Re: [PATCH stable 6.11.y] netfs: reset subreq->iov_iter before netfs_clear_unread() tail clean

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Nov 06 2024 - 03:37:58 EST


On Wed, Nov 06, 2024 at 09:26:46AM +0100, Christian Ebner wrote:
> On 11/6/24 06:59, Greg KH wrote:
> > We would much rather take the original series of commits, what exactly
> > are they here?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
>
> Hello Greg,
> thank you for your reply.
>
> AFAIK the relevant patches for this series are commits 80887f31..ee4cdf7b,
> although the last patch containing the fix does not apply cleanly on the
> current 6.11.y branch.
>
> Please note, I am not very familiar with the code so unsure if all of the
> patches in the series are required for the fix. Maybe David Howells as
> author of the series can provide some more insights?
>
> The patch series introducing the fix is
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240814203850.2240469-1-dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Please let me know how to proceed, thanks!

Please try testing the original fixes and providing them as a patch
series and send them for us to review.

thanks,

greg k-h