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On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 12:21:28PM -0700, Mike Javorski wrote:
> Thanks for the insight Chuck. I will give it a bit more time as you
> suggest; I will ask if the arch devs can pull in the fix to their
> kernel in the meantime.
> I didn't see anyone making "backport fixes" requests in the stable
> list archive recently, so it doesn't seem to be the norm, but I don't
> see any other methods.

Yes, I think you just send them mail.

But like Chuck says they're probably just working through a bit of a
backlog.

--b.

> 
> - mike
> 
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 11:58 AM Chuck Lever III <chuck.lever@oracle.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 15, 2021, at 10:45 PM, Mike Javorski <mike.javorski@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Chuck:
> > >
> > > I see that the patch was merged to Linus' branch, but there have been
> > > 2 stable patch releases since and the patch hasn't been pulled in.
> >
> > The v5.15 merge window just closed on Monday. I'm sure there is a
> > long queue of fixes to be pulled into stable. I'd give it more time.
> >
> >
> > > You
> > > mentioned I should reach out to the stable maintainers in this
> > > instance, is the stable@vger.kernel.org list the appropriate place to
> > > make such a request?
> >
> > That could be correct, but the automated process has worked for me
> > long enough that I'm no longer sure how to make such a request.
> >
> > --
> > Chuck Lever
> >
> >
> >