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Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2022 01:12:41 -0500
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix deadlock due to mbcache entry corruption
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On Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 06:16:02PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> 
> Maybe I should talk to Greg again to revert backported changes like
> 1be97463696c until fixes for them are ready.

The fix is in the ext4 git tree, and it's ready to be pushed to Linus
when the merge window opens --- presumably, on Sunday.

So it's probably not worth it to revert the backported change, only to
reapply immediately afterwards.

						- Ted