Re: [PATCH] filelock: fix deadlock detection in POSIX locking

[Christian Brauner]

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:33:28 -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> The FL_POSIX check in __locks_insert_block was inadvertantly broken
> recently and is now inserting only OFD locks instead of only legacy
> POSIX locks.
> 
> This breaks deadlock detection in POSIX locks, and may also be the root
> cause of a performance regression noted by the kernel test robot.
> Restore the proper sense of the test.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.file branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.file branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.file

[1/1] filelock: fix deadlock detection in POSIX locking
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/14786d949a3b