On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:07 AM Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That said, I posted an alternate patch that I think _is_ valid as that > quick hack. I don't love it, but it sure is simpler (and avoids the > i_ino bug): > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgKu=tJf1bm_dtme4Hde4zTB=_7EdgR8avsDRK4_jD+uA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > that patch hasn't seen any testing, and for all I know it won't even > boot because of some thinko, but I think it would be acceptable as a > workaround if it does work. Well, it boots here, so it must be perfect. That said, I didn't add any debugging code, and I didn't test it on any odd setups, and I've never had any problems before. So I don't actually know if the patch *does* anything. But it did boot.. Linus
