Re: [PATCH blktests] loop/011: skip if running on kernel older than v6.10

[Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>]

On 7/31/24 17:31, Shinichiro Kawasaki wrote:
> On Jul 31, 2024 / 13:23, Cyril Hrubis wrote:
>> Hi!
>>> The loop/011 is regression test for kernel commit 5f75e081ab5c ("loop: 
>>> Disable fallocate() zero and discard if not supported") which requires 
>>> minimum kernel version 6.10. So running this test on kernel version
>>> older than v6.10 would FAIL. This patch ensures that we skip running 
>>> loop/011 if kernel version is older than v6.10.
>>
>> The patch has been backported to 6.9 stable as well.
> 
> Hi Cyril, Nilay,
> 
> According to www.kernel.org, the 6.9 stable branch is already EOL. Is it planned
> to backport the kernel fix to other longterm branches?
I just checked this commit 5f75e081ab5c ("loop: Disable fallocate() zero and discard
if not supported") hasn't been backported to any of the longterm stable kernel yet.
However I don't know if there's any plan to backport it on longterm stable kernel.

Maybe, Cyril should know about it? 

If not planned for backport on longterm stable kernel then we may consider the
proposed changes in loop/011 as-is.

Thanks,
--Nilay