subject:"\[PATCH 3.16.y\-ckt 071\/126\] vfs\: Avoid softlockups with sendfile\(2\)"

[PATCH 3.16.y-ckt 071/126] vfs: Avoid softlockups with sendfile(2)

2016-01-06 Thread Luis Henriques

3.16.7-ckt22 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: Jan Kara commit c2489e07c0a71a56fb2c84bc0ee66cddfca7d068 upstream. The following test program from Dmitry can cause softlockups or RCU stalls as it copies 1GB from tmpfs into

[PATCH 3.16.y-ckt 071/126] vfs: Avoid softlockups with sendfile(2)

2016-01-06 Thread Luis Henriques

3.16.7-ckt22 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- From: Jan Kara commit c2489e07c0a71a56fb2c84bc0ee66cddfca7d068 upstream. The following test program from Dmitry can cause softlockups or RCU stalls as it copies 1GB from