RE: [PATCH 2/3] svcrdma: handle rdma read with a non-zero initial page offset

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Bruce Fields [mailto:bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 4:05 PM
> To: Steve Wise
> Cc: trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-rdma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] svcrdma: handle rdma read with a non-zero initial page offset
> 
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 09:31:25AM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> > On 9/21/2015 12:24 PM, Steve Wise wrote:
> > >The server rdma_read_chunk_lcl() and rdma_read_chunk_frmr() functions
> > >were not taking into account the initial page_offset when determining
> > >the rdma read length.  This resulted in a read who's starting address
> > >and length exceeded the base/bounds of the frmr.
> > >
> > >Most work loads don't tickle this bug apparently, but one test hit it
> > >every time: building the linux kernel on a 16 core node with 'make -j
> > >16 O=/mnt/0' where /mnt/0 is a ramdisk mounted via NFSRDMA.
> > >
> > >This bug seems to only be tripped with devices having small fastreg page
> > >list depths.  I didn't see it with mlx4, for instance.
> > >
> > >Fixes: 0bf4828983df ('svcrdma: refactor marshalling logic')
> > >Signed-off-by: Steve Wise <swise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Tested-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >---
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hey Bruce, can this make 4.3-rc?  Also, what do you think about
> > pushing it to stable?
> 
> It looks like a reasonable candidate for stable.  Apologies, somehow I
> missed it when you posted it--would you mind resending?
> 
> --b.

resent this one patch.

What is your process for pushing to stable?

Thanks,

Steve.

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