Re: [GIT PULL] md-fixes 20210922

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On 9/22/21 11:38 AM, Song Liu wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Sep 22, 2021, at 9:14 AM, Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 9/22/21 10:10 AM, Song Liu wrote:
>>> Hi Jens, 
>>>
>>> Please consider pulling the following changes for md-fixes on top of your 
>>> block-5.15 branch. The changes are:
>>>  1. Fix lock order reversal in md_alloc. (Christoph)
>>>  2. Handle add_disk error in md_alloc. (Luis)
>>>  3. Refactor md sysfs attrs, included because of dependency with 1 and 2. 
>>>     (Christoph). 
>>
>> I don't think the error handling for add_disk is prudent at this point,
>> that's something that should go in with the 5.16 cycle. It's been like
>> that forever, nothing that warrants pushing this for 5.15 at all.
> 
> Hmm... I see. The WARN_ON_ONCE at the end of device_add_disk() should be
> enough.

We've had no error handling in add_disk forever, this is not a new issue.


> Then we just need the first commit. Could you please pull the 
> following change instead? 
> 
>   1. Fix lock order reversal in md_alloc. (Christoph)

Looks better, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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