Re: Bug#1128861: [PATCH v2] lockd: fix TEST handling when not all permissions are available.

Chuck Lever
2026-04-01T13:34:28Z

On Wed, Apr 1, 2026, at 8:54 AM, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Hello Chuck,
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 09:56:38AM -0400, Chuck Lever wrote:
>> I think the stable folks will insist on this fix going into
>> upstream first. However, this version of the fix does not
>> apply to nfsd-testing because that branch has the NLMv4
>> xdrgen rewrite.
>
> This is not the first time a bug is fixed by changes that are too
> intrusive for backport. Usually the stable maintainers can be talked to
> accept a small targeted fix even if it's not upstream. The discussion is
> simplified by people claiming to have tested the fix and confirm it
> helps.

Sorry I wasn't clear. Neil and I have also been down this road before
so I wasn't explicit about my request.

I'd like Neil to provide a patch for upstream against nfsd-testing.
Once that is merged, he can present the patch from this thread to
the stable/LTS maintainers.

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Chuck Lever