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Date:   Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:48:19 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 RESEND 0/2] vfs: have syncfs() return error when
 there are writeback errors
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:51:53 -0400 Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> wrote:

> Just a resend since this hasn't been picked up yet. No real changes
> from the last set (other than adding Jan's Reviewed-bys). Latest
> cover letter follows:

I see no cover letter here.

> 
> --------------------------8<----------------------------
> 
> v6:
> - use READ_ONCE to ensure that compiler doesn't optimize away local var
> 
> The only difference from v5 is the change to use READ_ONCE to fetch the
> bd_super pointer, to ensure that the compiler doesn't refetch it
> afterward. Many thanks to Jan K. for the explanation!
> 
> Jeff Layton (2):
>   vfs: track per-sb writeback errors and report them to syncfs
>   buffer: record blockdev write errors in super_block that it backs

http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200207170423.377931-1-jlayton@kernel.org

has suitable-looking words, but is it up to date?