Re: [PATCH RESEND 0/5] block: validate direct I/O memory alignment

On 7/29/26 2:03 PM, Keith Busch wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 01:18:40PM -0600, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On 7/29/26 1:15 PM, Keith Busch wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 01:10:52PM -0700, Keith Busch wrote:
>>>> This addresses the misaligned direct-io problem behind various threads:
>>>
>>> Hi Jens, have you had a chance to look at this one yet? This addresses
>>> previous issues with certain device mappers under direct io.
>>
>> I they look fine, but at this point we should toss them into 7.3. Yes
>> I know there are regressions around this, but from 6.1x days. And the
>> series doesn't apply to the current block-7.2 anyway.
> 
> This series is kind of old at this point, but yes, it's not fixing a new
> regression either. I'm okay if this goes to the next window, and I will
> handle the stable follow-up.

OK good, let's do that then.

> Are you planning to start the for-7.3/block branch soon? I can rebase
> the series if there's a conflict, and would be great to get this exposed
> to linux-next.

Pushed one out - send a new version and I'll get it applied when it
shows up.

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Jens Axboe