Re: [PATCH] block: ensure bdi->io_pages is always initialized

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On 8/31/20 11:53 AM, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> If a driver leaves the limit settings as the defaults, then we don't
>> initialize bdi->io_pages. This means that file systems may need to
>> work around bdi->io_pages == 0, which is somewhat messy.
>>
>> Initialize the default value just like we do for ->ra_pages.
>>
>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Reported-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> When queued to submit, please let us know to drop fatfs workaround
> "fat-avoid-oops-when-bdi-io_pages==0.patch" in akpm series.

Will do - planning on submitting it for 5.9, so probably end this
week.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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