Re: [PATCH] netfs: Fix unbuffered/DIO writes to dispatch subrequests in strict sequence

[Christian Brauner]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:32:33 +0000, David Howells wrote:
> 
> Fix netfslib such that when it's making an unbuffered or DIO write, to make
> sure that it sends each subrequest strictly sequentially, waiting till the
> previous one is 'committed' before sending the next so that we don't have
> pieces landing out of order and potentially leaving a hole if an error
> occurs (ENOSPC for example).
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes 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.

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/1] netfs: Fix unbuffered/DIO writes to dispatch subrequests in strict sequence
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/a0b4c7a49137