Re: [PATCH] fs: reset read-only fsflags together with xflags

[Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:36:43 +0100, Andrey Albershteyn wrote:
> While setting file attributes, the read-only flags are reset
> for ->xflags, but not for ->flags if flag is shared between both. This
> is fine for now as all read-only xflags don't overlap with flags.
> However, for any read-only shared flag this will create inconsistency
> between xflags and flags. The non-shared flag will be reset in
> vfs_fileattr_set() to the current value, but shared one is past further
> to ->fileattr_set.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs-7.0.misc branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-7.0.misc branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs-7.0.misc

[1/1] fs: reset read-only fsflags together with xflags
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/9396bfdacb5a