Re: [PATCH] ecryptfs: use filemap_dirty_folio for address space operations
Tyler Hicks <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:27:14 -0500
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.ecryptfs,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <178461835005.30963.1054967726586017542.b4-ty@b4> |
On Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:44 +0000, Aditya Prakash Srivastava wrote:
> ecryptfs does not use buffer_heads. The legacy block_dirty_folio and
> block_invalidate_folio mapping operations were only added as a
> temporary compatibility fallback under CONFIG_BLOCK.
>
> Since ecryptfs does not attach private metadata (such as buffer_heads)
> to its folios, block_dirty_folio is unnecessary.
>
> [...]
Thank you! This has been applied to the next branch of the tyhicks/ecryptfs.git tree.
You can find a direct link below but please be aware that the commit hash is
unstable and, therefore, the URL may not be valid in the future.
[1/1] ecryptfs: use filemap_dirty_folio for address space operations
https://git.kernel.org/tyhicks/ecryptfs/c/21a6287ae2489426d23979e2213033dd204aa9fa
Tyler