Re: [PATCH] btrfs: derive f_fsid with dev_t only when temp_fsid is active

[Anand Suveer Jain <asj@kernel.org>]

On 13/9/26 09:13, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 9/12/26 18:05, Anand Suveer Jain wrote:
> ...
>>> BTW, this is hitting folks running 7.2, iirc. Could whoever commits it
>>> and sends it up to Linus tag it for stable, please?
>>
>>  The patch includes the Fixes: tag, so once it merges into mainline,
>>  it should be queued for the stable releases shortly after.
> 
> Did something change there? Or is there something special about fs/ or
> btrfs here? I know Sasha's scripts tend to go out and magically find
> things. But I thought the best (and only documented) process was still
> to add explicit stable tags.
> 
> Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst doesn't say anywhere that
> I can see that a Fixes tag along is sufficient.
> 
> If you're right, then awesome! I can forget about Cc:stable@ and just
> focus on Fixes: tags alone.

Yeah, you're right. Adding Cc: stable@ is still the right way to do it.

f_fsid has been pretty tricky to handle lately, so I just wanted to let
the patch sit on the btrfs list for a couple of days first to get some
review.

I'll make sure it gets into stable.