Re: [6.5-rc5 regression] core dump hangs (was Re: [Bug report] fstests generic/051 (on xfs) hang on latest linux v6.5-rc5+)

From: Dave Chinner
Date: Mon Jun 12 2023 - 19:33:40 EST


On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 11:34:28AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 10:51 AM Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, can you (and the fsstress people) confirm that this
> > whitespace-damaged patch fixes the coredump issue:
>
> The proper patch from Jens is now in my tree, and I'm archiving this
> thread on the assumption that it's all good.
>
> Dave/Zorro - if you still see any issues with that patch in place, holler.

The fix seems to work. The reproducer just ran through 50 times
without fail; it was previously always failing on the first or
second cycle.

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
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