From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1B2EC43441 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:28:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EC9620844 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:28:27 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 7EC9620844 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=suse.cz Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727445AbeKIJGR (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Nov 2018 04:06:17 -0500 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:44944 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726834AbeKIJGR (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Nov 2018 04:06:17 -0500 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de Received: from relay1.suse.de (unknown [195.135.220.254]) by mx1.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5CD3B01D; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:28:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ds.suse.cz (Postfix, from userid 10065) id 363F4DAF59; Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:28:10 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:28:10 +0100 From: David Sterba To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Sasha Levin , Jiri Kosina , stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.4 026/114] btrfs: cleaner_kthread() doesnt need explicit freeze Message-ID: <20181108232809.GI24115@suse.cz> Reply-To: dsterba@suse.cz Mail-Followup-To: dsterba@suse.cz, Greg Kroah-Hartman , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Sasha Levin , Jiri Kosina , stable@vger.kernel.org References: <20181108215059.051093652@linuxfoundation.org> <20181108215101.483013816@linuxfoundation.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20181108215101.483013816@linuxfoundation.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23.1 (2014-03-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 01:50:41PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > 4.4-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. > [ Upstream commit 838fe1887765f4cc679febea60d87d2a06bd300e ] Please check the discussion under https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181025141705.213937-8-sashal@kernel.org/ Jiri's reply: "This patch just removes pointless try_to_freeze(), that's guaranteed not to do anything and return immediately, as the btrfs kthread is not freezable. So I don't think it's needed in stable; the semantics is equivalent before and after." Sasha was fine with dropping the patch from stable candidates and this has not changed. Thanks.