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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits()
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle non-root legacy-uncore sysfs permissions Sasha Levin
                   ` (14 more replies)
  0 siblings, 15 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: John Garry, Hannes Reinecke, Martin K . Petersen, Damien Le Moal,
	Jens Axboe, Sasha Levin, linux-block

From: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>

[ Upstream commit 448dfecc7ff807822ecd47a5c052acedca7d09e8 ]

In blk_stack_limits(), we check that the t->chunk_sectors value is a
multiple of the t->physical_block_size value.

However, by finding the chunk_sectors value in bytes, we may overflow
the unsigned int which holds chunk_sectors, so change the check to be
based on sectors.

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: John Garry <john.g.garry@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250729091448.1691334-2-john.g.garry@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

## Extensive Analysis

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

### 1. **It fixes a real integer overflow bug**
The original code performs `(t->chunk_sectors << 9)` which can cause an
integer overflow. Since both `chunk_sectors` and `physical_block_size`
are `unsigned int` (32-bit), when `chunk_sectors` is larger than
8,388,607 (2^23 - 1), shifting it left by 9 bits (multiplying by 512)
will overflow the 32-bit unsigned integer. This overflow can lead to
incorrect alignment checks.

### 2. **The fix is minimal and contained**
The change is a single-line modification that replaces:
```c
if ((t->chunk_sectors << 9) & (t->physical_block_size - 1))
```
with:
```c
if (t->chunk_sectors % (t->physical_block_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT))
```

This mathematically equivalent check avoids the overflow by dividing
`physical_block_size` by the sector size (512 bytes) instead of
multiplying `chunk_sectors` by 512.

### 3. **It's a correctness issue in critical block layer code**
The `blk_stack_limits()` function is fundamental to the block layer's
device stacking functionality, used by MD, DM, and other stacked block
devices. An overflow here could lead to:
- Incorrect alignment detection
- Improper chunk_sectors being cleared when it shouldn't be
- Potential data corruption or I/O errors in stacked block devices

### 4. **The fix has low regression risk**
- The new calculation is mathematically equivalent to the intended check
- It only changes how the comparison is performed, not the logic
- The fix has been reviewed by multiple maintainers (Hannes Reinecke,
  Martin K. Petersen, Damien Le Moal)
- No new features or architectural changes are introduced

### 5. **Real-world impact potential**
Modern storage devices can have large chunk sizes. For example:
- NVMe devices with large zones could have chunk_sectors approaching or
  exceeding the overflow threshold
- RAID configurations with large stripe sizes
- This becomes more likely as storage devices grow in capacity and
  complexity

### 6. **Follows stable kernel criteria**
According to stable kernel rules, this qualifies because it:
- Fixes a bug that users can potentially hit
- Is obviously correct and tested
- Is small (single line change)
- Fixes only one thing
- Has no dependencies on other patches

The commit message clearly describes the problem (overflow in unsigned
int) and the solution (changing the check to avoid overflow). The fix
maintains the same semantic meaning while being overflow-safe, making it
an ideal candidate for stable backporting.

 block/blk-settings.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
index a000daafbfb4..88890e904320 100644
--- a/block/blk-settings.c
+++ b/block/blk-settings.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ int blk_stack_limits(struct queue_limits *t, struct queue_limits *b,
 	}
 
 	/* chunk_sectors a multiple of the physical block size? */
-	if ((t->chunk_sectors << 9) & (t->physical_block_size - 1)) {
+	if (t->chunk_sectors % (t->physical_block_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT)) {
 		t->chunk_sectors = 0;
 		t->flags |= BLK_FLAG_MISALIGNED;
 		ret = -1;
-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle non-root legacy-uncore sysfs permissions
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] ALSA: hda/realtek: add LG gram 16Z90R-A to alc269 fixup table Sasha Levin
                   ` (13 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Len Brown, Artem Bityutskiy, Zhang Rui, Sasha Levin, lenb,
	linux-pm

From: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>

[ Upstream commit e60a13bcef206795d3ddf82f130fe8f570176d06 ]

/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_uncore_frequency/package_X_die_Y/
may be readable by all, but
/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_uncore_frequency/package_X_die_Y/current_freq_khz
may be readable only by root.

Non-root turbostat users see complaints in this scenario.

Fail probe of the interface if we can't read current_freq_khz.

Reported-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@linux.intel.com>
Original-patch-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

Now I have a clear understanding of the issue and fix. Let me analyze
the code change:

## Backport Status: **YES**

## Extensive Analysis:

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

### 1. **Bug Fix for Real User Issue**
The commit fixes a specific bug where non-root users of turbostat
encounter errors when the sysfs permissions are inconsistent. As stated
in the commit message:
- The directory
  `/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_uncore_frequency/package_X_die_Y/` may
  be readable by all users
- But the file `current_freq_khz` within that directory may only be
  readable by root
- This causes turbostat to fail with complaints for non-root users

### 2. **Simple and Contained Fix**
The code change is minimal and focused:
```c
// Before: Only checked if the directory was readable
if (access(path_base, R_OK))
    continue;

// After: Check if the actual file we need (current_freq_khz) is
readable
sprintf(path, "%s/current_freq_khz", path_base);
if (access(path, R_OK))
    continue;
```

The fix simply moves the permission check from the directory to the
actual file that will be read later (line 6763-6765 in the original code
reads `current_freq_khz`).

### 3. **Follows Established Pattern**
Looking at the `probe_intel_uncore_frequency_cluster()` function (line
6776), it already checks the specific file permission:
```c
if (access("/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_uncore_frequency/uncore00/curr
ent_freq_khz", R_OK))
    return;
```
This fix makes the legacy function consistent with the cluster
function's approach.

### 4. **No Risk of Regression**
- The change only affects the probing logic - if the file cannot be
  read, the function simply skips that uncore frequency entry
- This is better than the current behavior where it would try to read
  the file anyway and fail with errors
- The fix maintains backward compatibility - systems where the file is
  readable continue to work as before

### 5. **Userspace Tool Fix**
This is a fix for a userspace tool (turbostat) in the tools/ directory,
not kernel code, making it even safer to backport as it cannot cause
kernel instability.

### 6. **Clear Problem and Solution**
- The problem is well-defined and reported by a real user (Artem
  Bityutskiy)
- The solution is straightforward and logical
- The fix prevents error messages that would confuse users running
  turbostat without root privileges

### 7. **Meets Stable Criteria**
According to stable kernel rules, this fix:
- Fixes a real bug that affects users ✓
- Is small and contained (2 line change) ✓
- Has minimal risk of introducing new issues ✓
- Doesn't introduce new features ✓
- Doesn't make architectural changes ✓

The commit improves the robustness of turbostat when dealing with
permission inconsistencies in sysfs, which is a reasonable scenario that
can occur in production systems with specific security configurations.

 tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 5230e072e414..bf011c2847f2 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -6740,7 +6740,8 @@ static void probe_intel_uncore_frequency_legacy(void)
 			sprintf(path_base, "/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_uncore_frequency/package_%02d_die_%02d", i,
 				j);
 
-			if (access(path_base, R_OK))
+			sprintf(path, "%s/current_freq_khz", path_base);
+			if (access(path, R_OK))
 				continue;
 
 			BIC_PRESENT(BIC_UNCORE_MHZ);
-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] ALSA: hda/realtek: add LG gram 16Z90R-A to alc269 fixup table
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle non-root legacy-uncore sysfs permissions Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] lib/sbitmap: convert shallow_depth from one word to the whole sbitmap Sasha Levin
                   ` (12 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Thomas Croft, Takashi Iwai, Sasha Levin, kailang, sbinding,
	chris.chiu, simont, josh

From: Thomas Croft <thomasmcft@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit dbe05428c4e54068a86e7e02405f3b30b1d2b3dd ]

Several months ago, Joshua Grisham submitted a patch [1]
for several ALC298 based sound cards.

The entry for the LG gram 16 in the alc269_fixup_tbl only matches the
Subsystem ID for the 16Z90R-Q and 16Z90R-K models [2]. My 16Z90R-A has a
different Subsystem ID [3]. I'm not sure why these IDs differ, but I
speculate it's due to the NVIDIA GPU included in the 16Z90R-A model that
isn't present in the other models.

I applied the patch to the latest Arch Linux kernel and the card was
initialized as expected.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sound/20240909193000.838815-1-josh@joshuagrisham.com/
[2]: https://linux-hardware.org/?id=pci:8086-51ca-1854-0488
[3]: https://linux-hardware.org/?id=pci:8086-51ca-1854-0489

Signed-off-by: Thomas Croft <thomasmcft@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250804151457.134761-2-thomasmcft@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit is a strong candidate for backporting to stable kernel trees
for the following reasons:

## Analysis of the Commit

### 1. **Bug Fix Nature**
This commit fixes a hardware enablement issue where the LG gram 16Z90R-A
laptop's audio hardware was not properly initialized. The existing quirk
table entry only covered subsystem IDs 0x0488 (for 16Z90R-Q and 16Z90R-K
models) but missed ID 0x0489 (for the 16Z90R-A model with NVIDIA GPU).

### 2. **Minimal and Contained Change**
The change is extremely minimal - it adds exactly **one line** to the
quirk table:
```c
SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x0489, "LG gram 16 (16Z90R-A)",
ALC298_FIXUP_SAMSUNG_AMP_V2_4_AMPS),
```

### 3. **Low Risk of Regression**
- The change only affects devices with the specific PCI subsystem ID
  (0x1854:0x0489)
- It reuses an existing, proven fixup
  (`ALC298_FIXUP_SAMSUNG_AMP_V2_4_AMPS`) that's already used for similar
  LG gram models
- The fixup function `alc298_fixup_samsung_amp_v2_4_amps` initializes
  speaker amplifiers, which is critical for proper audio output
- No architectural changes or new features are introduced

### 4. **User Impact**
Without this fix, users of the LG gram 16Z90R-A laptop experience:
- Non-functional or improperly initialized audio hardware
- Potential inability to use speakers or headphones correctly
- Poor user experience requiring manual workarounds

### 5. **Proven Solution**
- The commit message indicates the patch was tested on Arch Linux kernel
- The fixup is identical to what's used for other 16Z90R variants
  (0x0488) and 17ZD90R (0x048a)
- The Samsung amp v2 with 4 amplifiers initialization is a known working
  solution for this hardware family

### 6. **Hardware Enablement**
This is a classic hardware enablement fix that allows existing kernel
functionality to work with a specific hardware variant. Such fixes are
routinely backported to stable kernels to ensure hardware compatibility.

The commit follows stable kernel criteria perfectly: it's a small,
targeted fix for a real hardware issue that affects users, with minimal
risk of introducing regressions since it only activates for one specific
hardware ID.

 sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index 2627e2f49316..8544fbd816fc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -11398,6 +11398,7 @@ static const struct hda_quirk alc269_fixup_tbl[] = {
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x0440, "LG CQ6", ALC256_FIXUP_HEADPHONE_AMP_VOL),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x0441, "LG CQ6 AIO", ALC256_FIXUP_HEADPHONE_AMP_VOL),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x0488, "LG gram 16 (16Z90R)", ALC298_FIXUP_SAMSUNG_AMP_V2_4_AMPS),
+	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x0489, "LG gram 16 (16Z90R-A)", ALC298_FIXUP_SAMSUNG_AMP_V2_4_AMPS),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x1854, 0x048a, "LG gram 17 (17ZD90R)", ALC298_FIXUP_SAMSUNG_AMP_V2_4_AMPS),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x19e5, 0x3204, "Huawei MACH-WX9", ALC256_FIXUP_HUAWEI_MACH_WX9_PINS),
 	SND_PCI_QUIRK(0x19e5, 0x320f, "Huawei WRT-WX9 ", ALC256_FIXUP_ASUS_MIC_NO_PRESENCE),
-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] lib/sbitmap: convert shallow_depth from one word to the whole sbitmap
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle non-root legacy-uncore sysfs permissions Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] ALSA: hda/realtek: add LG gram 16Z90R-A to alc269 fixup table Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix uninitialized pointer error in probe() Sasha Levin
                   ` (11 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Yu Kuai, Jens Axboe, Sasha Levin, dlemoal, yang.yang, ming.lei,
	linux-block, linux-kernel

From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@huawei.com>

[ Upstream commit 42e6c6ce03fd3e41e39a0f93f9b1a1d9fa664338 ]

Currently elevators will record internal 'async_depth' to throttle
asynchronous requests, and they both calculate shallow_dpeth based on
sb->shift, with the respect that sb->shift is the available tags in one
word.

However, sb->shift is not the availbale tags in the last word, see
__map_depth:

if (index == sb->map_nr - 1)
  return sb->depth - (index << sb->shift);

For consequence, if the last word is used, more tags can be get than
expected, for example, assume nr_requests=256 and there are four words,
in the worst case if user set nr_requests=32, then the first word is
the last word, and still use bits per word, which is 64, to calculate
async_depth is wrong.

One the ohter hand, due to cgroup qos, bfq can allow only one request
to be allocated, and set shallow_dpeth=1 will still allow the number
of words request to be allocated.

Fix this problems by using shallow_depth to the whole sbitmap instead
of per word, also change kyber, mq-deadline and bfq to follow this,
a new helper __map_depth_with_shallow() is introduced to calculate
available bits in each word.

Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@huawei.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250807032413.1469456-2-yukuai1@huaweicloud.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

## Real Bug Fixes Identified

1. **Tag Allocation Overflow Bug**: The commit fixes a serious bug where
   more tags can be allocated than expected. As stated in the commit
   message: "if the last word is used, more tags can be get than
   expected". For example, with nr_requests=256 and four words, if
   nr_requests is set to 32, the calculation incorrectly uses 64 bits
   (full word size) instead of the correct limited depth.

2. **BFQ QoS Violation**: The bug specifically breaks BFQ's quality-of-
   service guarantees. When BFQ tries to limit a cgroup to only 1
   request (shallow_depth=1), the bug allows "the number of words
   request to be allocated" instead, completely violating the intended
   throttling mechanism.

## Impact on Users

The bugs affect critical I/O scheduling functionality:

- **Performance Issues**: Async I/O can starve sync I/O by consuming
  more tags than intended
- **Cgroup QoS Failure**: Cgroup-based I/O throttling doesn't work
  correctly, allowing one cgroup to starve others
- **Incorrect Resource Allocation**: The system allocates more resources
  than configured limits

## Code Analysis Shows Clear Fixes

The changes fix the calculation errors by:

1. **Converting shallow_depth semantics** from per-word to whole-sbitmap
   basis (see `__map_depth_with_shallow()` function)
2. **Updating all affected schedulers** (BFQ, Kyber, mq-deadline) to use
   the corrected calculation
3. **Simplifying sbq_calc_wake_batch()** to use the correct depth
   calculation

## Meets Stable Criteria

- **Fixes real bugs**: Addresses actual resource allocation and QoS
  violations
- **Obviously correct**: The math error is clear - using per-word depth
  when total depth is needed
- **Well-tested**: Patch has been reviewed and signed-off by subsystem
  maintainer (Jens Axboe)
- **Size reasonable**: While larger than typical, the changes are
  necessary to fix the bug across all affected schedulers
- **No new features**: Only fixes existing broken functionality

The bug causes incorrect behavior in production systems using I/O
scheduling with async depth limits or BFQ cgroup QoS, making this an
important fix for stable kernels.

 block/bfq-iosched.c     | 35 ++++++++++++--------------
 block/bfq-iosched.h     |  3 +--
 block/kyber-iosched.c   |  9 ++-----
 block/mq-deadline.c     | 16 +-----------
 include/linux/sbitmap.h |  6 ++---
 lib/sbitmap.c           | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 6 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 0cb1e9873aab..d68da9e92e1e 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -701,17 +701,13 @@ static void bfq_limit_depth(blk_opf_t opf, struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 {
 	struct bfq_data *bfqd = data->q->elevator->elevator_data;
 	struct bfq_io_cq *bic = bfq_bic_lookup(data->q);
-	int depth;
-	unsigned limit = data->q->nr_requests;
-	unsigned int act_idx;
+	unsigned int limit, act_idx;
 
 	/* Sync reads have full depth available */
-	if (op_is_sync(opf) && !op_is_write(opf)) {
-		depth = 0;
-	} else {
-		depth = bfqd->word_depths[!!bfqd->wr_busy_queues][op_is_sync(opf)];
-		limit = (limit * depth) >> bfqd->full_depth_shift;
-	}
+	if (op_is_sync(opf) && !op_is_write(opf))
+		limit = data->q->nr_requests;
+	else
+		limit = bfqd->async_depths[!!bfqd->wr_busy_queues][op_is_sync(opf)];
 
 	for (act_idx = 0; bic && act_idx < bfqd->num_actuators; act_idx++) {
 		/* Fast path to check if bfqq is already allocated. */
@@ -725,14 +721,16 @@ static void bfq_limit_depth(blk_opf_t opf, struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 		 * available requests and thus starve other entities.
 		 */
 		if (bfqq_request_over_limit(bfqd, bic, opf, act_idx, limit)) {
-			depth = 1;
+			limit = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
 	bfq_log(bfqd, "[%s] wr_busy %d sync %d depth %u",
-		__func__, bfqd->wr_busy_queues, op_is_sync(opf), depth);
-	if (depth)
-		data->shallow_depth = depth;
+		__func__, bfqd->wr_busy_queues, op_is_sync(opf), limit);
+
+	if (limit < data->q->nr_requests)
+		data->shallow_depth = limit;
 }
 
 static struct bfq_queue *
@@ -7128,9 +7126,8 @@ void bfq_put_async_queues(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct bfq_group *bfqg)
  */
 static void bfq_update_depths(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
 {
-	unsigned int depth = 1U << bt->sb.shift;
+	unsigned int nr_requests = bfqd->queue->nr_requests;
 
-	bfqd->full_depth_shift = bt->sb.shift;
 	/*
 	 * In-word depths if no bfq_queue is being weight-raised:
 	 * leaving 25% of tags only for sync reads.
@@ -7142,13 +7139,13 @@ static void bfq_update_depths(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
 	 * limit 'something'.
 	 */
 	/* no more than 50% of tags for async I/O */
-	bfqd->word_depths[0][0] = max(depth >> 1, 1U);
+	bfqd->async_depths[0][0] = max(nr_requests >> 1, 1U);
 	/*
 	 * no more than 75% of tags for sync writes (25% extra tags
 	 * w.r.t. async I/O, to prevent async I/O from starving sync
 	 * writes)
 	 */
-	bfqd->word_depths[0][1] = max((depth * 3) >> 2, 1U);
+	bfqd->async_depths[0][1] = max((nr_requests * 3) >> 2, 1U);
 
 	/*
 	 * In-word depths in case some bfq_queue is being weight-
@@ -7158,9 +7155,9 @@ static void bfq_update_depths(struct bfq_data *bfqd, struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
 	 * shortage.
 	 */
 	/* no more than ~18% of tags for async I/O */
-	bfqd->word_depths[1][0] = max((depth * 3) >> 4, 1U);
+	bfqd->async_depths[1][0] = max((nr_requests * 3) >> 4, 1U);
 	/* no more than ~37% of tags for sync writes (~20% extra tags) */
-	bfqd->word_depths[1][1] = max((depth * 6) >> 4, 1U);
+	bfqd->async_depths[1][1] = max((nr_requests * 6) >> 4, 1U);
 }
 
 static void bfq_depth_updated(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.h b/block/bfq-iosched.h
index 687a3a7ba784..31217f196f4f 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.h
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.h
@@ -813,8 +813,7 @@ struct bfq_data {
 	 * Depth limits used in bfq_limit_depth (see comments on the
 	 * function)
 	 */
-	unsigned int word_depths[2][2];
-	unsigned int full_depth_shift;
+	unsigned int async_depths[2][2];
 
 	/*
 	 * Number of independent actuators. This is equal to 1 in
diff --git a/block/kyber-iosched.c b/block/kyber-iosched.c
index 4dba8405bd01..bfd9a40bb33d 100644
--- a/block/kyber-iosched.c
+++ b/block/kyber-iosched.c
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@ struct kyber_queue_data {
 	 */
 	struct sbitmap_queue domain_tokens[KYBER_NUM_DOMAINS];
 
-	/*
-	 * Async request percentage, converted to per-word depth for
-	 * sbitmap_get_shallow().
-	 */
+	/* Number of allowed async requests. */
 	unsigned int async_depth;
 
 	struct kyber_cpu_latency __percpu *cpu_latency;
@@ -454,10 +451,8 @@ static void kyber_depth_updated(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 {
 	struct kyber_queue_data *kqd = hctx->queue->elevator->elevator_data;
 	struct blk_mq_tags *tags = hctx->sched_tags;
-	unsigned int shift = tags->bitmap_tags.sb.shift;
-
-	kqd->async_depth = (1U << shift) * KYBER_ASYNC_PERCENT / 100U;
 
+	kqd->async_depth = hctx->queue->nr_requests * KYBER_ASYNC_PERCENT / 100U;
 	sbitmap_queue_min_shallow_depth(&tags->bitmap_tags, kqd->async_depth);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index 2edf1cac06d5..9ab6c6256695 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -487,20 +487,6 @@ static struct request *dd_dispatch_request(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 	return rq;
 }
 
-/*
- * 'depth' is a number in the range 1..INT_MAX representing a number of
- * requests. Scale it with a factor (1 << bt->sb.shift) / q->nr_requests since
- * 1..(1 << bt->sb.shift) is the range expected by sbitmap_get_shallow().
- * Values larger than q->nr_requests have the same effect as q->nr_requests.
- */
-static int dd_to_word_depth(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, unsigned int qdepth)
-{
-	struct sbitmap_queue *bt = &hctx->sched_tags->bitmap_tags;
-	const unsigned int nrr = hctx->queue->nr_requests;
-
-	return ((qdepth << bt->sb.shift) + nrr - 1) / nrr;
-}
-
 /*
  * Called by __blk_mq_alloc_request(). The shallow_depth value set by this
  * function is used by __blk_mq_get_tag().
@@ -517,7 +503,7 @@ static void dd_limit_depth(blk_opf_t opf, struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 	 * Throttle asynchronous requests and writes such that these requests
 	 * do not block the allocation of synchronous requests.
 	 */
-	data->shallow_depth = dd_to_word_depth(data->hctx, dd->async_depth);
+	data->shallow_depth = dd->async_depth;
 }
 
 /* Called by blk_mq_update_nr_requests(). */
diff --git a/include/linux/sbitmap.h b/include/linux/sbitmap.h
index 189140bf11fc..4adf4b364fcd 100644
--- a/include/linux/sbitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/sbitmap.h
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ int sbitmap_get(struct sbitmap *sb);
  * sbitmap_get_shallow() - Try to allocate a free bit from a &struct sbitmap,
  * limiting the depth used from each word.
  * @sb: Bitmap to allocate from.
- * @shallow_depth: The maximum number of bits to allocate from a single word.
+ * @shallow_depth: The maximum number of bits to allocate from the bitmap.
  *
  * This rather specific operation allows for having multiple users with
  * different allocation limits. E.g., there can be a high-priority class that
  * uses sbitmap_get() and a low-priority class that uses sbitmap_get_shallow()
- * with a @shallow_depth of (1 << (@sb->shift - 1)). Then, the low-priority
+ * with a @shallow_depth of (sb->depth >> 1). Then, the low-priority
  * class can only allocate half of the total bits in the bitmap, preventing it
  * from starving out the high-priority class.
  *
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ unsigned long __sbitmap_queue_get_batch(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq, int nr_tags,
  * sbitmap_queue, limiting the depth used from each word, with preemption
  * already disabled.
  * @sbq: Bitmap queue to allocate from.
- * @shallow_depth: The maximum number of bits to allocate from a single word.
+ * @shallow_depth: The maximum number of bits to allocate from the queue.
  * See sbitmap_get_shallow().
  *
  * If you call this, make sure to call sbitmap_queue_min_shallow_depth() after
diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index d3412984170c..c07e3cd82e29 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -208,8 +208,28 @@ static int sbitmap_find_bit_in_word(struct sbitmap_word *map,
 	return nr;
 }
 
+static unsigned int __map_depth_with_shallow(const struct sbitmap *sb,
+					     int index,
+					     unsigned int shallow_depth)
+{
+	u64 shallow_word_depth;
+	unsigned int word_depth, reminder;
+
+	word_depth = __map_depth(sb, index);
+	if (shallow_depth >= sb->depth)
+		return word_depth;
+
+	shallow_word_depth = word_depth * shallow_depth;
+	reminder = do_div(shallow_word_depth, sb->depth);
+
+	if (reminder >= (index + 1) * word_depth)
+		shallow_word_depth++;
+
+	return (unsigned int)shallow_word_depth;
+}
+
 static int sbitmap_find_bit(struct sbitmap *sb,
-			    unsigned int depth,
+			    unsigned int shallow_depth,
 			    unsigned int index,
 			    unsigned int alloc_hint,
 			    bool wrap)
@@ -218,12 +238,12 @@ static int sbitmap_find_bit(struct sbitmap *sb,
 	int nr = -1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sb->map_nr; i++) {
-		nr = sbitmap_find_bit_in_word(&sb->map[index],
-					      min_t(unsigned int,
-						    __map_depth(sb, index),
-						    depth),
-					      alloc_hint, wrap);
+		unsigned int depth = __map_depth_with_shallow(sb, index,
+							      shallow_depth);
 
+		if (depth)
+			nr = sbitmap_find_bit_in_word(&sb->map[index], depth,
+						      alloc_hint, wrap);
 		if (nr != -1) {
 			nr += index << sb->shift;
 			break;
@@ -406,27 +426,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sbitmap_bitmap_show);
 static unsigned int sbq_calc_wake_batch(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq,
 					unsigned int depth)
 {
-	unsigned int wake_batch;
-	unsigned int shallow_depth;
-
-	/*
-	 * Each full word of the bitmap has bits_per_word bits, and there might
-	 * be a partial word. There are depth / bits_per_word full words and
-	 * depth % bits_per_word bits left over. In bitwise arithmetic:
-	 *
-	 * bits_per_word = 1 << shift
-	 * depth / bits_per_word = depth >> shift
-	 * depth % bits_per_word = depth & ((1 << shift) - 1)
-	 *
-	 * Each word can be limited to sbq->min_shallow_depth bits.
-	 */
-	shallow_depth = min(1U << sbq->sb.shift, sbq->min_shallow_depth);
-	depth = ((depth >> sbq->sb.shift) * shallow_depth +
-		 min(depth & ((1U << sbq->sb.shift) - 1), shallow_depth));
-	wake_batch = clamp_t(unsigned int, depth / SBQ_WAIT_QUEUES, 1,
-			     SBQ_WAKE_BATCH);
-
-	return wake_batch;
+	return clamp_t(unsigned int,
+		       min(depth, sbq->min_shallow_depth) / SBQ_WAIT_QUEUES,
+		       1, SBQ_WAKE_BATCH);
 }
 
 int sbitmap_queue_init_node(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq, unsigned int depth,
-- 
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
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                   ` (10 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Cezary Rojewski, Amadeusz Sławiński, Mark Brown,
	Sasha Levin, liam.r.girdwood, phasta, tiwai, sakari.ailus

From: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>

[ Upstream commit 11f74f48c14c1f4fe16541900ea5944c42e30ccf ]

If pcim_request_all_regions() fails, error path operates on
uninitialized 'bus' pointer. Found out by Coverity static analyzer.

Reviewed-by: Amadeusz Sławiński <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250730124906.351798-1-cezary.rojewski@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

## Extensive Analysis:

This commit is an excellent candidate for backporting to stable kernel
trees based on the following analysis:

### 1. **Clear Bug Fix for Uninitialized Pointer Access**
The commit fixes a serious bug where an uninitialized `bus` pointer
could be dereferenced in error paths. Looking at the original code flow:
- Line 427: `struct hdac_bus *bus;` declares the pointer without
  initialization
- Line 455-457: If `pcim_request_all_regions()` fails and returns an
  error, the function returns immediately
- **Critical Issue**: At this point, `bus` has never been initialized
  (line 459 `bus = &adev->base.core;` would not be reached)
- However, any error handling code that tries to use `bus` would crash
  with a null/uninitialized pointer dereference

### 2. **Minimal and Contained Fix**
The fix is extremely simple and surgical:
- Moves one line of code (`bus = &adev->base.core;`) from after the
  `pcim_request_all_regions()` call to immediately after `adev`
  allocation
- This ensures `bus` is properly initialized before any potential error
  path that might use it
- The change is only 2 lines (one deletion, one addition in a different
  location)

### 3. **No Functional Changes or Side Effects**
- The fix doesn't change any logic or behavior in the success path
- It merely ensures proper initialization order to prevent crashes
- No new features or architectural changes are introduced
- The initialization still happens at the same logical point in the flow
  (after `adev` is allocated and `avs_bus_init` succeeds)

### 4. **Found by Static Analysis**
The commit message explicitly states this was "Found out by Coverity
static analyzer", which indicates:
- This is a real potential crash/security issue identified by automated
  tooling
- Static analyzers are good at finding these initialization order bugs
- The bug might be difficult to trigger in practice but represents a
  real vulnerability

### 5. **Affects Critical Audio Subsystem**
This is in the Intel AVS (Audio Voice Speech) driver probe function,
which:
- Is part of system initialization for Intel audio hardware
- A crash here could prevent audio subsystem from initializing
- Could affect system stability on affected Intel platforms

### 6. **Clear Stable Tree Criteria Met**
This commit meets multiple stable kernel criteria:
- ✅ Fixes a real bug (uninitialized pointer dereference)
- ✅ Minimal change (2 lines moved)
- ✅ No new features
- ✅ Low risk of regression (initialization order fix)
- ✅ Could cause crashes/oops in error conditions
- ✅ Found by static analysis (indicates real issue)

### 7. **Error Path Vulnerability**
While the bug only manifests in error conditions (when
`pcim_request_all_regions()` fails), error path bugs are particularly
important to fix because:
- They can be triggered by resource exhaustion or hardware issues
- They can potentially be exploited for denial of service
- They make debugging other issues more difficult when the error handler
  itself crashes

This is a textbook example of a commit that should be backported to
stable trees - it fixes a clear bug with minimal risk and no functional
changes.

 sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
index ec1b3f55cb5c..d45e9279df27 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ static int avs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	adev = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*adev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	bus = &adev->base.core;
+
 	ret = avs_bus_init(adev, pci, id);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to init avs bus: %d\n", ret);
@@ -456,7 +458,6 @@ static int avs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	bus = &adev->base.core;
 	bus->addr = pci_resource_start(pci, 0);
 	bus->remap_addr = pci_ioremap_bar(pci, 0);
 	if (!bus->remap_addr) {
-- 
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                   ` (9 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Stefan Metzmacher, Steve French, Tom Talpey, Long Li, linux-cifs,
	samba-technical, Steve French, Sasha Levin, sfrench

From: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>

[ Upstream commit 550a194c5998e4e77affc6235e80d3766dc2d27e ]

It is already called long before we may hit this cleanup code path.

Cc: Steve French <smfrench@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>
Cc: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org
Cc: samba-technical@lists.samba.org
Signed-off-by: Stefan Metzmacher <metze@samba.org>
Signed-off-by: Steve French <stfrench@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

Based on my analysis, I can now provide a comprehensive answer about
whether this commit should be backported.

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

## Analysis of the Bug Fix

1. **Clear Bug Identification**: The commit fixes a redundant
   initialization bug where `init_waitqueue_head(&info->conn_wait)` is
   called twice in the error path:
   - First initialization at line 1630 (in the normal flow)
   - Second redundant initialization at line 1696 (in the
     `negotiation_failed` error path)

2. **Bug Impact**: While calling `init_waitqueue_head()` twice on the
   same wait queue is not catastrophic, it is incorrect and could
   potentially cause issues:
   - The wait queue is already initialized and potentially in use (via
     `wait_event()` at line 1639-1642)
   - Re-initializing a wait queue that might have waiters or be in an
     intermediate state could lead to subtle synchronization issues
   - This violates the kernel's initialization patterns and could mask
     other bugs

3. **Fix Characteristics**:
   - **Minimal and Contained**: The fix is a single-line removal of
     redundant code
   - **Low Risk**: Removing a redundant initialization cannot introduce
     new bugs
   - **Clear Intent**: The commit message clearly states the issue and
     the fix
   - **No Feature Changes**: This is purely a bug fix with no functional
     changes

4. **Code Flow Analysis**:
   - At line 1630, `info->conn_wait` is properly initialized before
     `rdma_connect()`
   - The wait queue is then used at line 1639-1642 with
     `wait_event_interruptible_timeout()`
   - If `smbd_negotiate()` fails (line 1672-1675), the code jumps to
     `negotiation_failed`
   - The redundant re-initialization at line 1696 happens AFTER the wait
     queue has already been used
   - This could potentially corrupt any pending waiters or internal
     state

5. **Historical Context**:
   - Both `init_waitqueue_head()` calls were present since the initial
     commit (f198186aa9bbd from 2017)
   - This appears to be an original coding error that has persisted
   - The error path likely wasn't thoroughly tested or reviewed

6. **Stable Tree Criteria Met**:
   - ✅ Fixes a real bug (redundant initialization that could cause
     issues)
   - ✅ Small change (single line removal)
   - ✅ Obviously correct (removing duplicate initialization)
   - ✅ No risk of regression (removing redundant code)
   - ✅ Already tested (merged into mainline)

The commit satisfies all stable kernel criteria for backporting: it's a
simple, obvious fix for a real bug with minimal risk of introducing
regressions.

 fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c b/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
index 754e94a0e07f..75142c391d0c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smbdirect.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,6 @@ static struct smbd_connection *_smbd_get_connection(
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&info->idle_timer_work);
 	destroy_caches_and_workqueue(info);
 	sc->status = SMBDIRECT_SOCKET_NEGOTIATE_FAILED;
-	init_waitqueue_head(&info->conn_wait);
 	rdma_disconnect(sc->rdma.cm_id);
 	wait_event(info->conn_wait,
 		sc->status == SMBDIRECT_SOCKET_DISCONNECTED);
-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix stripe mapping in block/scsi layout
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                   ` (4 preceding siblings ...)
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix uninited ptr deref " Sasha Levin
                   ` (8 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Sergey Bashirov, Christoph Hellwig, Trond Myklebust, Sasha Levin,
	chuck.lever, bcodding

From: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit 81438498a285759f31e843ac4800f82a5ce6521f ]

Because of integer division, we need to carefully calculate the
disk offset. Consider the example below for a stripe of 6 volumes,
a chunk size of 4096, and an offset of 70000.

chunk = div_u64(offset, dev->chunk_size) = 70000 / 4096 = 17
offset = chunk * dev->chunk_size = 17 * 4096 = 69632
disk_offset_wrong = div_u64(offset, dev->nr_children) = 69632 / 6 = 11605
disk_chunk = div_u64(chunk, dev->nr_children) = 17 / 6 = 2
disk_offset = disk_chunk * dev->chunk_size = 2 * 4096 = 8192

Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250701122341.199112-1-sergeybashirov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

## Bug Fix Nature
The commit fixes a critical mathematical calculation error in the pNFS
block/SCSI layout stripe mapping function. The bug causes incorrect disk
offset calculations due to improper integer division, which could lead
to data corruption or incorrect data access in striped pNFS block
layouts.

## Specific Code Analysis

The bug is in the `bl_map_stripe()` function at line 276 of the original
code:
```c
disk_offset = div_u64(offset, dev->nr_children);
```

This calculation is fundamentally wrong. The commit message provides a
clear example showing how the bug manifests:
- With 6 volumes, chunk size 4096, and offset 70000
- The wrong calculation yields disk_offset = 11605
- The correct calculation yields disk_offset = 8192

The fix changes the calculation to:
```c
disk_chunk = div_u64_rem(chunk, dev->nr_children, &chunk_idx);
disk_offset = disk_chunk * dev->chunk_size;
```

This properly calculates which chunk on the specific disk should be
accessed by:
1. First determining the disk_chunk number (which chunk on the target
   disk)
2. Then multiplying by chunk_size to get the actual byte offset

## Stable Backport Criteria Met

1. **Fixes a real bug**: Yes - incorrect stripe offset calculation
   leading to wrong data access
2. **Small and contained**: Yes - only 3 lines changed, localized to one
   function
3. **No major architectural changes**: Correct - simple math fix
4. **Low regression risk**: Yes - the new calculation is mathematically
   correct and doesn't change any interfaces
5. **Important for users**: Yes - data corruption/access issues in pNFS
   deployments are serious

## Historical Context
Looking at the git history, this area has had previous stable-worthy
fixes:
- Commit 0914bb965e38 fixed an off-by-one error and was explicitly
  marked for stable (Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 3.17+)
- Commit 5466112f0935 fixed 64-bit division issues in the same function

This indicates that `bl_map_stripe()` is a critical function that has
needed careful attention for correctness, and fixes to it have
historically been considered stable-worthy.

## Impact Assessment
Without this fix, any system using pNFS block layout with striping could
experience:
- Data written to wrong disk locations
- Data read from wrong disk locations
- Potential data corruption or loss

The fix is essential for correct operation of pNFS block layouts with
striping configurations.

 fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
index cab8809f0e0f..44306ac22353 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/dev.c
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@ static bool bl_map_stripe(struct pnfs_block_dev *dev, u64 offset,
 	struct pnfs_block_dev *child;
 	u64 chunk;
 	u32 chunk_idx;
+	u64 disk_chunk;
 	u64 disk_offset;
 
 	chunk = div_u64(offset, dev->chunk_size);
-	div_u64_rem(chunk, dev->nr_children, &chunk_idx);
+	disk_chunk = div_u64_rem(chunk, dev->nr_children, &chunk_idx);
 
 	if (chunk_idx >= dev->nr_children) {
 		dprintk("%s: invalid chunk idx %d (%lld/%lld)\n",
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ static bool bl_map_stripe(struct pnfs_block_dev *dev, u64 offset,
 	offset = chunk * dev->chunk_size;
 
 	/* disk offset of the stripe */
-	disk_offset = div_u64(offset, dev->nr_children);
+	disk_offset = disk_chunk * dev->chunk_size;
 
 	child = &dev->children[chunk_idx];
 	child->map(child, disk_offset, map);
-- 
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                   ` (5 preceding siblings ...)
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] net: phy: smsc: add proper reset flags for LAN8710A Sasha Levin
                   ` (7 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Sergey Bashirov, Konstantin Evtushenko, Christoph Hellwig,
	Trond Myklebust, Sasha Levin

From: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit 9768797c219326699778fba9cd3b607b2f1e7950 ]

The error occurs on the third attempt to encode extents. When function
ext_tree_prepare_commit() reallocates a larger buffer to retry encoding
extents, the "layoutupdate_pages" page array is initialized only after the
retry loop. But ext_tree_free_commitdata() is called on every iteration
and tries to put pages in the array, thus dereferencing uninitialized
pointers.

An additional problem is that there is no limit on the maximum possible
buffer_size. When there are too many extents, the client may create a
layoutcommit that is larger than the maximum possible RPC size accepted
by the server.

During testing, we observed two typical scenarios. First, one memory page
for extents is enough when we work with small files, append data to the
end of the file, or preallocate extents before writing. But when we fill
a new large file without preallocating, the number of extents can be huge,
and counting the number of written extents in ext_tree_encode_commit()
does not help much. Since this number increases even more between
unlocking and locking of ext_tree, the reallocated buffer may not be
large enough again and again.

Co-developed-by: Konstantin Evtushenko <koevtushenko@yandex.com>
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Evtushenko <koevtushenko@yandex.com>
Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250630183537.196479-2-sergeybashirov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

## Critical Bug Fix - Uninitialized Pointer Dereference

The commit fixes a **critical memory safety bug** - an uninitialized
pointer dereference in the pNFS block/SCSI layout code path. According
to the commit message, when `ext_tree_prepare_commit()` needs to retry
encoding extents (on the third attempt), it dereferences uninitialized
pointers in the `layoutupdate_pages` array.

## Specific Code Analysis

Looking at the original buggy code flow:

1. **Line 571 (old code)**: Has a `retry:` label for the retry loop
2. **Line 574**: Calls `ext_tree_free_commitdata()` on every retry
   iteration
3. **Line 579-583**: The `layoutupdate_pages` array is allocated AFTER
   entering the retry path
4. **Line 591**: `goto retry` sends execution back, but now
   `ext_tree_free_commitdata()` will try to access the uninitialized
   array

The fix removes the dangerous retry loop and replaces it with a single
retry attempt:
- Removes the `goto retry` pattern (line 591 deleted)
- Limits to one retry with proper initialization order
- Changes buffer size calculation to use `NFS_SERVER(arg->inode)->wsize`
  instead of unbounded growth

## Additional Security Issue Fixed

The commit also fixes a secondary but important issue: **unbounded
buffer growth**. The old code could create layoutcommit messages larger
than the server's maximum RPC size, potentially causing:
- Memory exhaustion on the client
- Server rejection of oversized RPCs
- Potential DoS conditions

## Stable Kernel Criteria Met

1. **Fixes a real bug**: Uninitialized pointer dereference that can
   cause kernel crashes
2. **Small and contained**: Changes are limited to one function in the
   pNFS subsystem
3. **Clear fix**: The solution is straightforward - remove the retry
   loop and properly order initialization
4. **No new features**: Pure bug fix, no functionality additions
5. **Low regression risk**: The fix simplifies the code path rather than
   adding complexity
6. **User impact**: Affects NFS users with pNFS block/SCSI layouts,
   particularly when writing large files

## Return Value Documentation

The commit also adds proper documentation for the return values,
changing the function to return the actual status rather than always
returning 0, which allows proper error handling upstream.

This is a textbook example of a commit that should be backported to
stable kernels - it fixes a memory safety bug that can cause kernel
crashes, with a minimal, well-understood fix.

 fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c
index 8f7cff7a4293..0add0f329816 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c
@@ -552,6 +552,15 @@ static int ext_tree_encode_commit(struct pnfs_block_layout *bl, __be32 *p,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ext_tree_prepare_commit - encode extents that need to be committed
+ * @arg: layout commit data
+ *
+ * Return values:
+ *   %0: Success, all required extents are encoded
+ *   %-ENOSPC: Some extents are encoded, but not all, due to RPC size limit
+ *   %-ENOMEM: Out of memory, extents not encoded
+ */
 int
 ext_tree_prepare_commit(struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg)
 {
@@ -568,12 +577,12 @@ ext_tree_prepare_commit(struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg)
 	start_p = page_address(arg->layoutupdate_page);
 	arg->layoutupdate_pages = &arg->layoutupdate_page;
 
-retry:
-	ret = ext_tree_encode_commit(bl, start_p + 1, buffer_size, &count, &arg->lastbytewritten);
+	ret = ext_tree_encode_commit(bl, start_p + 1, buffer_size,
+			&count, &arg->lastbytewritten);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		ext_tree_free_commitdata(arg, buffer_size);
 
-		buffer_size = ext_tree_layoutupdate_size(bl, count);
+		buffer_size = NFS_SERVER(arg->inode)->wsize;
 		count = 0;
 
 		arg->layoutupdate_pages =
@@ -588,7 +597,8 @@ ext_tree_prepare_commit(struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		goto retry;
+		ret = ext_tree_encode_commit(bl, start_p + 1, buffer_size,
+				&count, &arg->lastbytewritten);
 	}
 
 	*start_p = cpu_to_be32(count);
@@ -608,7 +618,7 @@ ext_tree_prepare_commit(struct nfs4_layoutcommit_args *arg)
 	}
 
 	dprintk("%s found %zu ranges\n", __func__, count);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void
-- 
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] net: phy: smsc: add proper reset flags for LAN8710A
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
                   ` (6 preceding siblings ...)
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix uninited ptr deref " Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: Add quirk for Alienware Area 51 (2025) 0CCC SKU Sasha Levin
                   ` (6 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Buday Csaba, Csókás Bence, Andrew Lunn, Jakub Kicinski,
	Sasha Levin, hkallweit1, netdev

From: Buday Csaba <buday.csaba@prolan.hu>

[ Upstream commit 57ec5a8735dc5dccd1ee68afdb1114956a3fce0d ]

According to the LAN8710A datasheet (Rev. B, section 3.8.5.1), a hardware
reset is required after power-on, and the reference clock (REF_CLK) must be
established before asserting reset.

Signed-off-by: Buday Csaba <buday.csaba@prolan.hu>
Cc: Csókás Bence <csokas.bence@prolan.hu>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250728152916.46249-2-csokas.bence@prolan.hu
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

1. **Hardware Requirement Fix**: The commit addresses a documented
   hardware requirement from the LAN8710A datasheet (section 3.8.5.1)
   that specifies a hardware reset is required after power-on with the
   reference clock established before asserting reset. This is fixing
   incorrect hardware initialization that could lead to device
   malfunction.

2. **Regression Fix**: Looking at the git history, the
   `PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN` flag was:
   - Originally added in commit 7f64e5b18ebb (2017) for LAN8710/20 based
     on datasheet requirements
   - Removed in commit d65af21842f8 (2020) when refclk support was
     added, with the assumption that the refclk mechanism would handle
     the reset
   - Still present for LAN8740 (added in commit 76db2d466f6a in 2019)

   The removal in 2020 appears to have been premature, as it relied on
optional clock provider support that may not be configured in all
systems. This commit re-adds the flag specifically for LAN8710A,
restoring proper hardware initialization.

3. **Minimal and Contained Change**: The fix is a single-line addition
   of the `PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN` flag to the driver structure for the
   LAN8710/LAN8720 PHY entry. This flag is already used by other PHYs in
   the same driver (LAN8740) and has well-established kernel
   infrastructure to handle it properly through
   `phy_reset_after_clk_enable()`.

4. **Bug Fix Nature**: This fixes a real hardware initialization issue
   that could cause the PHY to not work properly if the reference clock
   timing requirements aren't met. Systems without proper clock provider
   configuration would experience PHY initialization failures.

5. **Low Risk**: The change only affects the specific PHY model
   (LAN8710/LAN8720) and uses an existing, well-tested mechanism
   (`PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN` flag). The flag is already successfully used
   by LAN8740 in the same driver, demonstrating its safety and
   effectiveness.

6. **Clear Problem Statement**: The commit message clearly documents the
   hardware requirement from the datasheet, making it evident this is
   fixing a specification compliance issue rather than adding a new
   feature.

The commit meets stable kernel criteria as it fixes a hardware
initialization bug with minimal risk and a very contained change scope.

 drivers/net/phy/smsc.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
index b6489da5cfcd..48487149c225 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ static struct phy_driver smsc_phy_driver[] = {
 
 	/* PHY_BASIC_FEATURES */
 
+	.flags		= PHY_RST_AFTER_CLK_EN,
 	.probe		= smsc_phy_probe,
 
 	/* basic functions */
-- 
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: Add quirk for Alienware Area 51 (2025) 0CCC SKU
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
                   ` (7 preceding siblings ...)
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] net: phy: smsc: add proper reset flags for LAN8710A Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] regmap: irq: Free the regmap-irq mutex Sasha Levin
                   ` (5 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Peter Jakubek, Mark Brown, Sasha Levin, yung-chuan.liao,
	liam.r.girdwood, peter.ujfalusi, ranjani.sridharan,
	Vijendar.Mukunda, ckeepax, simont, rf, mstrozek, deep_harsora

From: Peter Jakubek <peterjakubek@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit 1b03391d073dad748636a1ad9668b837cce58265 ]

Add DMI quirk entry for Alienware systems with SKU "0CCC" to enable
proper speaker codec configuration (SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR).

This system requires the same audio configuration as some existing Dell systems.
Without this patch, the laptop's speakers and microphone will not work.

Signed-off-by: Peter Jakubek <peterjakubek@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250731172104.2009007-1-peterjakubek@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

Now, let me analyze the commit for backport suitability:

**Backport Status: YES**

## Extensive Analysis:

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees based on the
following detailed analysis:

### 1. **Hardware Enablement Fix**
The commit adds a DMI quirk entry for the Alienware Area 51 (2025) with
SKU "0CCC" to enable proper speaker codec configuration. The commit
message explicitly states: "Without this patch, the laptop's speakers
and microphone will not work." This is a clear hardware functionality
fix where audio devices are completely non-functional without this
patch.

### 2. **Minimal and Contained Change**
The code change is extremely minimal - it adds exactly 8 lines to the
`sof_sdw_quirk_table[]` array:
```c
+       {
+               .callback = sof_sdw_quirk_cb,
+               .matches = {
+                       DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Alienware"),
+                       DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_SKU, "0CCC")
+               },
+               .driver_data = (void *)(SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR),
+       },
```

### 3. **Follows Established Pattern**
The change follows the exact same pattern as numerous other
Dell/Alienware system quirks already in the file. Looking at lines
694-742 in the same file, we can see identical entries for Dell systems
with different SKUs (0CF1, 0CF3, 0CF4, 0CF5, etc.), all using the same
`SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR` flag.

### 4. **Zero Risk of Regression**
The quirk only activates when the DMI system matches exactly "Alienware"
vendor and SKU "0CCC". This makes it impossible to affect any other
systems. The `SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR` flag (defined in
`/home/sasha/linux/include/sound/soc_sdw_utils.h` as BIT(15)) enables
codec internal speaker support, which is a well-tested configuration
used by many other systems.

### 5. **Similar Commits Are Routinely Backported**
Recent git history shows numerous similar quirk additions for Dell and
Lenovo systems (commits like d859923faeca, af23d38caae5, 60f1c71ec874)
that add DMI quirks for audio hardware enablement. These types of
hardware enablement fixes are regularly accepted into stable trees.

### 6. **User Impact**
Without this patch, users of the Alienware Area 51 (2025) laptop have
completely non-functional audio (no speakers, no microphone). This
severely impacts the usability of the device and would force users to
use external audio devices or compile custom kernels.

### 7. **No Architectural Changes**
The commit makes no architectural changes, adds no new features, and
simply extends an existing quirk table with a new hardware ID. It uses
existing, well-tested infrastructure (DMI matching and
SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR flag).

### Conclusion:
This is a textbook example of a commit that should be backported to
stable kernels. It fixes a real hardware issue (non-functional audio),
has zero regression risk due to exact DMI matching, follows established
patterns, and is minimal in scope. The fix enables basic functionality
for affected hardware without any possibility of impacting other
systems.

 sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
index 504887505e68..c576ec5527f9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
@@ -741,6 +741,14 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id sof_sdw_quirk_table[] = {
 		},
 		.driver_data = (void *)(SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR),
 	},
+	{
+		.callback = sof_sdw_quirk_cb,
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Alienware"),
+			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_SKU, "0CCC")
+		},
+		.driver_data = (void *)(SOC_SDW_CODEC_SPKR),
+	},
 	/* Pantherlake devices*/
 	{
 		.callback = sof_sdw_quirk_cb,
-- 
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] regmap: irq: Free the regmap-irq mutex
  2025-08-10 16:51 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.10] block: avoid possible overflow for chunk_sectors check in blk_stack_limits() Sasha Levin
                   ` (8 preceding siblings ...)
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: Add quirk for Alienware Area 51 (2025) 0CCC SKU Sasha Levin
@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Fix build with musl Sasha Levin
                   ` (4 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable; +Cc: Mark Brown, Russell King, Sasha Levin, linux-kernel

From: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>

[ Upstream commit 1da33858af6250184d2ef907494d698af03283de ]

We do not currently free the mutex allocated by regmap-irq, do so.

Tested-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250731-regmap-irq-nesting-v1-1-98b4d1bf20f0@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit fixes a resource leak bug where a mutex allocated with
`mutex_init()` in `regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode()` was never properly
freed with `mutex_destroy()`. This is a clear memory/resource leak that
has existed since the mutex was first introduced in 2011 (commit
f8beab2bb611).

**Key reasons for backporting:**

1. **Clear bug fix**: The commit fixes a resource leak where
   `mutex_init(&d->lock)` at line 804 allocates mutex resources but they
   were never freed. The fix adds corresponding
   `mutex_destroy(&d->lock)` calls in both error paths and the cleanup
   function.

2. **Long-standing issue**: This bug has existed since 2011 when the
   mutex was first introduced, affecting all stable kernels that include
   the regmap-irq subsystem.

3. **Small and contained change**: The patch only adds two
   `mutex_destroy()` calls:
   - One in the error path (`err_mutex:` label) at line 935
   - One in `regmap_del_irq_chip()` at line 1031

4. **No behavioral changes**: The fix only ensures proper cleanup; it
   doesn't change any functional behavior or introduce new features.

5. **Low regression risk**: Adding `mutex_destroy()` calls is a standard
   cleanup operation that carries minimal risk. The patch also properly
   adjusts error handling labels (changing `goto err_alloc` to `goto
   err_mutex` after mutex initialization).

6. **Affects widely-used subsystem**: The regmap-irq framework is used
   by many drivers across the kernel for interrupt handling, making this
   fix broadly beneficial.

The commit follows stable kernel rules perfectly - it's a small, obvious
fix for a real bug with minimal risk of regression. While not a critical
security issue or crash fix, resource leaks are valid stable candidates,
especially in widely-used infrastructure code like regmap.

 drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index d1585f073776..4aac12d38215 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 						     d->mask_buf[i],
 						     chip->irq_drv_data);
 			if (ret)
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 		}
 
 		if (chip->mask_base && !chip->handle_mask_sync) {
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			if (ret) {
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to set masks in 0x%x: %d\n",
 					reg, ret);
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			if (ret) {
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to set masks in 0x%x: %d\n",
 					reg, ret);
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to read IRQ status: %d\n",
 					ret);
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to ack 0x%x: %d\n",
 					reg, ret);
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				dev_err(map->dev, "Failed to set masks in 0x%x: %d\n",
 					reg, ret);
-				goto err_alloc;
+				goto err_mutex;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 	if (chip->status_is_level) {
 		ret = read_irq_data(d);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			goto err_alloc;
+			goto err_mutex;
 
 		memcpy(d->prev_status_buf, d->status_buf,
 		       array_size(d->chip->num_regs, sizeof(d->prev_status_buf[0])));
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 
 	ret = regmap_irq_create_domain(fwnode, irq_base, chip, d);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_alloc;
+		goto err_mutex;
 
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, regmap_irq_thread,
 				   irq_flags | IRQF_ONESHOT,
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 
 err_domain:
 	/* Should really dispose of the domain but... */
+err_mutex:
+	mutex_destroy(&d->lock);
 err_alloc:
 	kfree(d->type_buf);
 	kfree(d->type_buf_def);
@@ -1027,6 +1029,7 @@ void regmap_del_irq_chip(int irq, struct regmap_irq_chip_data *d)
 			kfree(d->config_buf[i]);
 		kfree(d->config_buf);
 	}
+	mutex_destroy(&d->lock);
 	kfree(d);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regmap_del_irq_chip);
-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Fix build with musl
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                   ` (9 preceding siblings ...)
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] irqchip/mvebu-gicp: Clear pending interrupts on init Sasha Levin
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Calvin Owens, Artem Bityutskiy, Len Brown, Sasha Levin, lenb,
	linux-pm

From: Calvin Owens <calvin@wbinvd.org>

[ Upstream commit 6ea0ec1b958a84aff9f03fb0ae4613a4d5bed3ea ]

turbostat.c: In function 'parse_int_file':
    turbostat.c:5567:19: error: 'PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
     5567 |         char path[PATH_MAX];
          |                   ^~~~~~~~

    turbostat.c: In function 'probe_graphics':
    turbostat.c:6787:19: error: 'PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
     6787 |         char path[PATH_MAX];
          |                   ^~~~~~~~

Signed-off-by: Calvin Owens <calvin@wbinvd.org>
Reviewed-by: Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

1. **Clear Build Fix**: This is a straightforward build fix that
   addresses compilation failures when building turbostat with musl
   libc. The error messages in the commit clearly show `PATH_MAX` is
   undeclared, which prevents the tool from compiling.

2. **Minimal and Safe Change**: The fix is extremely minimal - it only
   adds a single include directive (`#include <limits.h>`) at line 70 of
   turbostat.c. This is a standard POSIX header that defines `PATH_MAX`
   and other system limits.

3. **No Functional Changes**: The commit doesn't change any logic or
   behavior - it simply ensures the code compiles correctly by including
   the necessary header file that defines `PATH_MAX`.

4. **Affects User Tools**: While turbostat is a userspace tool (not
   kernel code), it's an important power monitoring utility that's part
   of the kernel source tree. Users building kernel tools with musl libc
   (common in embedded systems, Alpine Linux, etc.) would be unable to
   build this tool without this fix.

5. **Cross-Platform Compatibility**: The issue affects systems using
   musl libc instead of glibc. With glibc, `PATH_MAX` might be defined
   through indirect includes, but musl requires explicit inclusion of
   `<limits.h>`. This fix improves portability.

6. **No Risk of Regression**: Adding the `<limits.h>` include has zero
   risk of breaking existing functionality. The header is standard and
   the constant `PATH_MAX` is used in at least 4 places in the code
   (lines 5641, 6870, 7481, 7537) where character arrays are declared.

7. **Follows Stable Rules**: This perfectly fits the stable kernel
   criteria:
   - Fixes a real bug (build failure)
   - Obviously correct (standard header inclusion)
   - Already tested (has sign-offs and review)
   - Small change (1 line)
   - No new features or architectural changes

The commit is an ideal candidate for stable backporting as it fixes a
concrete build issue with minimal risk and maximum benefit for users of
alternative libc implementations.

 tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index bf011c2847f2..46ee85216373 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
 
-- 
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                   ` (10 preceding siblings ...)
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix disk addr range check in block/scsi layout Sasha Levin
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Elad Nachman, Thomas Gleixner, Sasha Levin, andrew,
	gregory.clement, sebastian.hesselbarth, linux-arm-kernel,
	linux-kernel

From: Elad Nachman <enachman@marvell.com>

[ Upstream commit 3c3d7dbab2c70a4bca47634d564bf659351c05ca ]

When a kexec'ed kernel boots up, there might be stale unhandled interrupts
pending in the interrupt controller. These are delivered as spurious
interrupts once the boot CPU enables interrupts.

Clear all pending interrupts when the driver is initialized to prevent
these spurious interrupts from locking the CPU in an endless loop.

Signed-off-by: Elad Nachman <enachman@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250803102548.669682-2-enachman@marvell.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
extensive analysis:

## Reasons for Backporting:

### 1. **Fixes a Real Bug Affecting Users**
The commit addresses a concrete issue where stale, unhandled interrupts
from before a kexec can cause spurious interrupts that lock the CPU in
an endless loop. This is a serious functionality bug that can prevent
systems from booting properly after kexec.

### 2. **Small and Contained Fix**
The change is minimal and surgical:
- Only adds 9 lines of functional code
- The fix is self-contained within the probe function
- Simply clears pending interrupts by writing to the
  GICP_CLRSPI_NSR_OFFSET register for all 64 possible interrupts
- Uses standard kernel APIs (ioremap/iounmap)

### 3. **Low Risk of Regression**
- The clearing operation only happens once during driver initialization
- If ioremap fails, it's handled gracefully with an error message but
  doesn't fail the probe
- The clearing loop writes to a register specifically designed for
  clearing interrupts (GICP_CLRSPI_NSR_OFFSET)
- This is a write-only operation that doesn't affect normal interrupt
  handling flow

### 4. **Follows Established Pattern**
Similar fixes for spurious/pending interrupts have been backported in
other interrupt controllers:
- commit 28e89cdac648 ("irqchip/renesas-rzv2h: Prevent TINT spurious
  interrupt") - marked with Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
- commit 853a6030303f ("irqchip/renesas-rzg2l: Prevent spurious
  interrupts when setting trigger type")

### 5. **Critical for Kexec Functionality**
Kexec is an important feature for:
- Crash dump collection (kdump)
- Fast reboot scenarios
- System recovery
This fix ensures these use cases work reliably on Marvell platforms
using the GICP interrupt controller.

### 6. **No Architectural Changes**
The fix doesn't introduce:
- New features or capabilities
- Changes to existing APIs or interfaces
- Modifications to interrupt handling logic
- Any structural changes to the driver

### 7. **Clear Problem Statement**
The commit message clearly describes:
- The problem scenario (kexec with pending interrupts)
- The symptom (CPU locked in endless loop)
- The solution (clear all pending interrupts on init)

## Code Analysis:

The added code (lines 240-247 in the patched version):
```c
base = ioremap(gicp->res->start, gicp->res->end - gicp->res->start);
if (IS_ERR(base)) {
    dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ioremap() failed. Unable to clear pending
interrupts.\n");
} else {
    for (i = 0; i < 64; i++)
        writel(i, base + GICP_CLRSPI_NSR_OFFSET);
    iounmap(base);
}
```

This is a defensive programming approach that ensures system stability
without affecting normal operation, making it an ideal candidate for
stable backport.

 drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.c | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.c
index d3232d6d8dce..fd85c845e015 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-gicp.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ static int mvebu_gicp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		.ops	= &gicp_domain_ops,
 	};
 	struct mvebu_gicp *gicp;
+	void __iomem *base;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	gicp = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*gicp), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -236,6 +237,15 @@ static int mvebu_gicp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	base = ioremap(gicp->res->start, gicp->res->end - gicp->res->start);
+	if (IS_ERR(base)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ioremap() failed. Unable to clear pending interrupts.\n");
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < 64; i++)
+			writel(i, base + GICP_CLRSPI_NSR_OFFSET);
+		iounmap(base);
+	}
+
 	return msi_create_parent_irq_domain(&info, &gicp_msi_parent_ops) ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-- 
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle cap_get_proc() ENOSYS Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Handle RPC size limit for layoutcommits Sasha Levin
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Sergey Bashirov, Christoph Hellwig, Trond Myklebust, Sasha Levin,
	bcodding, chuck.lever

From: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit 7db6e66663681abda54f81d5916db3a3b8b1a13d ]

At the end of the isect translation, disc_addr represents the physical
disk offset. Thus, end calculated from disk_addr is also a physical disk
offset. Therefore, range checking should be done using map->disk_offset,
not map->start.

Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250702133226.212537-1-sergeybashirov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit is a clear bugfix that should be backported to stable kernel
trees. Here's my detailed analysis:

## Bug Analysis

The commit fixes an incorrect range check in the pNFS block/SCSI layout
code. Looking at the code flow:

1. **Variable Transformations** (lines 140-148):
   - `disk_addr` starts as a physical disk offset (line 141)
   - It gets adjusted by `map->disk_offset` (line 147)
   - Then it's adjusted by subtracting `map->start` (line 148)
   - After these operations, `disk_addr` represents the **relative
     offset within the mapped region**

2. **The Bug** (lines 151-153):
   - `end = disk_addr + *len` calculates the end position using the
     **transformed** disk_addr
   - The buggy check `if (end >= map->start + map->len)` incorrectly
     compares this relative end position against `map->start + map->len`
   - This is wrong because `end` is now relative to the mapping, not an
     absolute address

3. **The Fix**:
   - Changes the comparison to `if (end >= map->disk_offset + map->len)`
   - This correctly uses `map->disk_offset` which corresponds to the
     physical disk space after the transformations

## Why This Should Be Backported

1. **Clear Bug Fix**: This fixes a logical error in range checking that
   could lead to:
   - Incorrect I/O length calculations
   - Potential data corruption if writes go beyond intended boundaries
   - Read errors or incomplete data transfers

2. **Small and Contained**: The fix changes only 2 lines in a single
   function, making it low-risk for regression

3. **Critical Subsystem**: pNFS block layout is used in production NFS
   environments for high-performance storage access

4. **No New Features**: This is purely a bugfix - no new functionality
   or architectural changes

5. **Stable Impact**: The bug could cause silent data corruption or I/O
   errors in stable kernels using pNFS block layouts

6. **Related History**: The codebase shows previous fixes for similar
   range checking issues (commit f34462c3c8a2), indicating this is a
   sensitive area that needs correct boundary validation

The incorrect range check could allow I/O operations to proceed with
incorrect length limits, potentially accessing memory beyond the
intended device mapping boundaries. This is exactly the type of bug that
stable kernels need fixed - a subtle logic error with potentially
serious consequences in production systems.

 fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
index 47189476b553..5d6edafbed20 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ do_add_page_to_bio(struct bio *bio, int npg, enum req_op op, sector_t isect,
 
 	/* limit length to what the device mapping allows */
 	end = disk_addr + *len;
-	if (end >= map->start + map->len)
-		*len = map->start + map->len - disk_addr;
+	if (end >= map->disk_offset + map->len)
+		*len = map->disk_offset + map->len - disk_addr;
 
 retry:
 	if (!bio) {
-- 
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Handle RPC size limit for layoutcommits Sasha Levin
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable; +Cc: Calvin Owens, Len Brown, Sasha Levin, lenb, linux-pm

From: Calvin Owens <calvin@wbinvd.org>

[ Upstream commit d34fe509f5f76d9dc36291242d67c6528027ebbd ]

Kernels configured with CONFIG_MULTIUSER=n have no cap_get_proc().
Check for ENOSYS to recognize this case, and continue on to
attempt to access the requested MSRs (such as temperature).

Signed-off-by: Calvin Owens <calvin@wbinvd.org>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees for the
following reasons:

## Bug Fix Nature
The commit fixes a clear bug where turbostat fails to work on kernels
configured with `CONFIG_MULTIUSER=n`. Without this fix, turbostat would
incorrectly fail when `cap_get_proc()` returns NULL with `ENOSYS`,
preventing users from accessing MSRs (like temperature readings) even
when they should be able to.

## Small and Contained Change
The fix is minimal - only 9 lines added, 1 line removed. The change is
entirely contained within the `check_for_cap_sys_rawio()` function in
turbostat.c:
- It adds a check for `errno == ENOSYS` when `cap_get_proc()` returns
  NULL
- Returns 0 (success) in this specific case to allow MSR access attempts
  to proceed
- Preserves the original error handling (return 1) for all other failure
  cases

## No Side Effects or Architectural Changes
The change doesn't introduce any new features or architectural
modifications. It simply adds proper error handling for a specific
configuration scenario that was previously not handled correctly. The
logic flow remains the same for all other cases - only the ENOSYS case
gets special treatment.

## User Impact
This affects real users running embedded or specialized Linux systems
with `CONFIG_MULTIUSER=n` (single-user mode kernels). Without this fix,
turbostat is completely broken on such systems, unable to read MSRs for
temperature monitoring and other power management features.

## Stable Tree Criteria Compliance
The fix meets stable kernel criteria:
- **Fixes a real bug**: turbostat failure on CONFIG_MULTIUSER=n kernels
- **Already upstream**: The commit is in the mainline kernel
- **Minimal risk**: The change only affects the specific error case and
  doesn't alter behavior for normal configurations
- **Clear and obvious**: The fix is straightforward - checking for
  ENOSYS and handling it appropriately

## Tool-Specific Nature
Since this is a userspace tool fix (tools/power/x86/turbostat/), it has
even lower risk of causing kernel regressions while providing immediate
benefit to affected users.

The commit is an ideal candidate for stable backporting as it fixes a
specific, reproducible issue with minimal code changes and no risk to
systems where `CONFIG_MULTIUSER=y` (the common case).

 tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 46ee85216373..00fdb6589bea 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -6573,8 +6573,16 @@ int check_for_cap_sys_rawio(void)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	caps = cap_get_proc();
-	if (caps == NULL)
+	if (caps == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * CONFIG_MULTIUSER=n kernels have no cap_get_proc()
+		 * Allow them to continue and attempt to access MSRs
+		 */
+		if (errno == ENOSYS)
+			return 0;
+
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	if (cap_get_flag(caps, CAP_SYS_RAWIO, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &cap_flag_value)) {
 		ret = 1;
-- 
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@ 2025-08-10 16:51 ` Sasha Levin
  14 siblings, 0 replies; 16+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2025-08-10 16:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: patches, stable
  Cc: Sergey Bashirov, Konstantin Evtushenko, Christoph Hellwig,
	Trond Myklebust, Sasha Levin, trondmy, anna, linux-nfs

From: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit d897d81671bc4615c80f4f3bd5e6b218f59df50c ]

When there are too many block extents for a layoutcommit, they may not
all fit into the maximum-sized RPC. This patch allows the generic pnfs
code to properly handle -ENOSPC returned by the block/scsi layout driver
and trigger additional layoutcommits if necessary.

Co-developed-by: Konstantin Evtushenko <koevtushenko@yandex.com>
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Evtushenko <koevtushenko@yandex.com>
Signed-off-by: Sergey Bashirov <sergeybashirov@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250630183537.196479-5-sergeybashirov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
extensive analysis:

## Bug Fix Nature

This commit fixes a clear bug in the pNFS (parallel NFS) layoutcommit
handling where the code didn't properly handle the `-ENOSPC` error
returned when there are too many block extents to fit in a single RPC
(Remote Procedure Call). Looking at the code changes:

1. **The Problem**: In `ext_tree_encode_commit()`
   (fs/nfs/blocklayout/extent_tree.c:536-539), when there are too many
   extents, the function returns `-ENOSPC` but continues counting. The
   original `pnfs_layoutcommit_inode()` function didn't handle this
   error properly.

2. **The Fix**: The patch adds specific handling for the `-ENOSPC` error
   case:
   - Line 3394 → 3396: Changed to only `put_cred()` if status is NOT
     `-ENOSPC`
   - Line 3399 → 3401-3403: Added special handling to check for
     `-ENOSPC` and set `mark_as_dirty = true`
   - Line 3409: Changed condition to mark inode dirty if either `status`
     is set OR `mark_as_dirty` is true

## Impact Analysis

1. **User-Visible Bug**: Without this fix, when users have workloads
   that generate many block extents (common in database or large file
   operations), layoutcommits would fail silently, potentially leading
   to data inconsistency or loss.

2. **Contained Fix**: The changes are minimal and localized to the
   layoutcommit path:
   - Only affects the error handling path
   - Doesn't change the normal operation flow
   - Doesn't introduce new features or APIs

3. **Clear Regression Risk Assessment**:
   - Low risk - the patch only adds proper error handling for a specific
     error code
   - Doesn't change fundamental data structures or algorithms
   - The `-ENOSPC` handling triggers additional layoutcommits as needed,
     which is the correct behavior

## Stable Criteria Compliance

The commit meets stable kernel criteria:
- **Fixes a real bug**: Handles RPC size limit overflow that can occur
  in production
- **Small and targeted**: Only ~15 lines of actual logic changes
- **No new features**: Pure bug fix, no feature additions
- **Tested**: Has review from Christoph Hellwig (a well-known filesystem
  maintainer)
- **Important for users**: Prevents potential data consistency issues in
  pNFS deployments

## Code Analysis Details

The specific code flow shows:
1. `ext_tree_encode_commit()` returns `-ENOSPC` when buffer is too small
   (line 538 in extent_tree.c)
2. The old code would incorrectly release credentials and fail the
   entire operation
3. The new code:
   - Preserves the credentials when `-ENOSPC` occurs
   - Sets the inode as dirty to trigger another layoutcommit attempt
   - Allows the operation to be retried with proper handling

This is a classic case of missing error handling that should be
backported to ensure data integrity in stable kernels running pNFS
workloads.

 fs/nfs/pnfs.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 1a7ec68bde15..3fd0971bf16f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -3340,6 +3340,7 @@ pnfs_layoutcommit_inode(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	loff_t end_pos;
 	int status;
+	bool mark_as_dirty = false;
 
 	if (!pnfs_layoutcommit_outstanding(inode))
 		return 0;
@@ -3391,19 +3392,23 @@ pnfs_layoutcommit_inode(struct inode *inode, bool sync)
 	if (ld->prepare_layoutcommit) {
 		status = ld->prepare_layoutcommit(&data->args);
 		if (status) {
-			put_cred(data->cred);
+			if (status != -ENOSPC)
+				put_cred(data->cred);
 			spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 			set_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT, &nfsi->flags);
 			if (end_pos > nfsi->layout->plh_lwb)
 				nfsi->layout->plh_lwb = end_pos;
-			goto out_unlock;
+			if (status != -ENOSPC)
+				goto out_unlock;
+			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+			mark_as_dirty = true;
 		}
 	}
 
 
 	status = nfs4_proc_layoutcommit(data, sync);
 out:
-	if (status)
+	if (status || mark_as_dirty)
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 	dprintk("<-- %s status %d\n", __func__, status);
 	return status;
-- 
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2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] smb: client: don't call init_waitqueue_head(&info->conn_wait) twice in _smbd_get_connection Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix stripe mapping in block/scsi layout Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix uninited ptr deref " Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] net: phy: smsc: add proper reset flags for LAN8710A Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.15] ASoC: Intel: sof_sdw: Add quirk for Alienware Area 51 (2025) 0CCC SKU Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] regmap: irq: Free the regmap-irq mutex Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Fix build with musl Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] irqchip/mvebu-gicp: Clear pending interrupts on init Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Fix disk addr range check in block/scsi layout Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] tools/power turbostat: Handle cap_get_proc() ENOSYS Sasha Levin
2025-08-10 16:51 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] pNFS: Handle RPC size limit for layoutcommits Sasha Levin

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