Re: [BUG] Splat in __register_sysctl_table() in next-20220210

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Fri Feb 11 2022 - 16:22:20 EST


On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 10:02:49AM -0800, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 09:04:55AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I just wanted to be the 20th person to report the below splat in
> > init_fs_stat_sysctls() during boot. ;-)
> >
> > It happens on all rcutorture scenarios, for whatever that might be
> > worth.
>
> It should be fixed on today's linux-next, see this discussion:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20220210091648.w5wie3llqri5kfw3@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#mfc3683a68aaec8595cd5f26e138453132a3e1d43
>
> Essentially there was a fix which Andrew merged. The Linus merged it.
> But linux-next carried Andrew's fix too, so there was a double
> registration.
>
> Please let me know if you still see the issue on next-20220211 !

And next-20220211 worked just fine, thank you!

Thanx, Paul