Re: [PATCH] ovl: fix verity lazy-load guard broken by fsverity_active() semantic change

On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 02:15:58PM -0400, Colin Walters wrote:
> Commit f77f281b6118 ("fsverity: use a hashtable to find the fsverity_info")
> that broke `ovl_ensure_verity_loaded` in the case when the inode was not in core.
> 
> The APIs here are in my opinion now confusing, but this patch intentionally
> aims for a minimized fix by using `fsverity_get_info()` which ensures
> the hash table is loaded.
> 
> Fixes: f77f281b6118 ("fsverity: use a hashtable to find the fsverity_info")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Link: https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/2174
> Signed-off-by: Colin Walters <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Eric Biggers <[email protected]>

I can take this through the fsverity tree as a fix for 7.1.  Amir, let
me know if you'd prefer to take it instead.

- Eric