On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:00:34PM -0700, Sagi Grimberg wrote: > >>> The deadlock in this patchset reproduces upstream. It is not possible to >>> update the kernel in the env in the original report. >>> >>> So IFF we assume that this does not reproduce in upstream (pending >>> proof), is there something that we can do with stable fixes? This will >>> probably go back to everything that is before 5.8... >> >> The direct_make_request removal should be pretty easily backportable. > > Umm, the direct_make_request removal is based on the submit_bio_noacct > rework you've done. Are you suggesting that we replace it with > generic_make_request for these kernels? Yes.
