Re: [PATCH] copy_file_range.2: Update cross-filesystem support for 5.12

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hi Amir,

On 5/10/21 4:26 PM, Amir Goldstein wrote:
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:01 AM Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
> <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> On 5/10/21 9:39 AM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
>>> Linux 5.12 fixes a regression.
> 
> Nope.
> That never happened:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/8735v4tcye.fsf@xxxxxxx/
> 
>>>
>>> Cross-filesystem (introduced in 5.3) copies were buggy.
>>>
>>> Move the statements documenting cross-fs to BUGS.
>>> Kernels 5.3..5.11 should be patched soon.
>>>
>>> State version information for some errors related to this.
>>
>> Thanks. Patch applied.
> 
> I guess that would need to be reverted...

Thanks for catching that. I had not pushed the patch, so 
I'll just drop it.

Cheers,

Michael


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