For reference, this is the extensive upstream kernel discussion https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201685
The filesystem corruption issue is real, not theoretical, and was the extensive discussion of problems experienced during the early days of 4.19: ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #201685 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201685 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-azure in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1848739 Title: [linux-azure] Patch to prevent possible data corruption Status in linux-azure package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: There are three patches that prevent possible data corruption. The three commits are: aef1897cd36d ("blk-mq: insert rq with DONTPREP to hctx dispatch list when requeue") c616cbee97ae ("blk-mq: punt failed direct issue to dispatch list") 923218f6166a ("blk-mq: don't allocate driver tag upfront for flush rq") 18.04 has all three of these patches. 16.04 has two out of the three, but it is missing commit c616cbee97ae. We would like to request commit c616cbee97ae be included in the 16.04 kernel: c616cbee97ae ("blk-mq: punt failed direct issue to dispatch list") To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/+bug/1848739/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
