Re: [ANNOUNCE] fstests: for-next branch updated to v2026.07.21

Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:23:09 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.fstests
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 03:54:43AM +0800, Zorro Lang wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 02:00:29AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > >       [1cca2bc0d7a9] fstests: vfstest: skip rejected tmpfile creation
> > 
> > We should get the original patch from Christian for this instead.
> 
> Do you mean this patch?
>   [PATCH 2/2] src/vfs: skip whiteout-device fixtures on overlayfs
> 
> It's currently still under review, I thought it's an overlayfs fix.
> 
> CC'd Christian, sorry for the hassle, but if there's a better fix
> coming from VFS, would you mind rebasing it onto the latest for-next
> branch? Thanks!

I think it is more patch 1 from the above series, but we really need
Christian to fill in as the author of both that series and the
kernel change that breaks the tests without it.