[LTP] FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ovl: hash non-dir by lower inode for fsnotify" failed to apply to 4.14-stable tree

[Rafael David Tinoco]

> > So I assumed it was a no-go.
>
> It all depends, let's get the git commit ids for these please.  And have
> you successfully applied and tested that those patches fix the issue?
> If so, great, let's apply them!
>
> > There is also another bug:
> >
> > https://bugs.linaro.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3303.
> >
> > Fanotify faces a srcu dead-lock when userland stops responding to
> > events for this other case. Fix for that bug is a 35 patches patchset
> > (including the fix,  commit 9dd813c15b2c101, for the particular
> > issue).
> >
> > Question is, should I document things of this nature on this list also
> > ? Even if it is likely a no-go for the backports ? Just as information
> > ? Should I just bring the attention to the backport need (all patches)
> > and you decide ?
>
> Same as above, if you test them and they work, and they resolve a
> reported and testable bug, why wouldn't we apply them?

Great to know! Will work on both then.

Tks a lot.