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On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:59:36 +0200 Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@gmail.com> wrote:

> Fix the situation when clear_bit() is called for page->private before
> the page pointer is actually assigned. While at it, remove work_busy()
> check because it is costly and does not give 100% guarantee anyway.

Does this fix https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196877 ?  If
so, the bugzilla references and a reported-by should be added.

What are the end-user visible effects of the bug?  Please always
include this info when fixing bugs.

Should this fix be backported into -stable kernels?