RE: [PATCH v3] hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files

[Viacheslav Dubeyko <Slava.Dubeyko@ibm.com>]

On Sun, 2026-02-01 at 13:03 +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> On 2026/01/15 1:05, Christian Brauner wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 05:18:40PM +0000, Viacheslav Dubeyko wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2026-01-13 at 09:55 +0100, Christian Brauner wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:39:23 +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> > > > > Since commit af153bb63a33 ("vfs: catch invalid modes in may_open()")
> > > > > requires any inode be one of S_IFDIR/S_IFLNK/S_IFREG/S_IFCHR/S_IFBLK/
> > > > > S_IFIFO/S_IFSOCK type, use S_IFREG for special inodes.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__git.kernel.org_pub_scm_linux_kernel_git_vfs_vfs.git&d=DwICaQ&c=BSDicqBQBDjDI9RkVyTcHQ&r=q5bIm4AXMzc8NJu1_RGmnQ2fMWKq4Y4RAkElvUgSs00&m=4NRbS1i9-9rGo2YQj3jgacJN3J0YLl8S54n7yBbDwqmiGP3oIUQw19hl3LIPQpZ6&s=KhalSO4BREq2_wptIzNCJig7a9PlvlvGXkPseGPgLVw&e=   
> > > > branch: vfs-7.0.misc
> > > > 
> > > > [1/1] hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files
> > > >       https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__git.kernel.org_vfs_vfs_c_68186fa198f1&d=DwICaQ&c=BSDicqBQBDjDI9RkVyTcHQ&r=q5bIm4AXMzc8NJu1_RGmnQ2fMWKq4Y4RAkElvUgSs00&m=4NRbS1i9-9rGo2YQj3jgacJN3J0YLl8S54n7yBbDwqmiGP3oIUQw19hl3LIPQpZ6&s=LBFhNyXC75hnVp8aKpJjQ9UF-_q8AIfbeoi7Caj4z-c&e=   
> > > 
> > > I've already taken this patch into HFS/HFS+ tree. :) Should I remove it from the
> > > tree?
> > 
> > No, I'll drop it.
> 
> I still can't see this patch in linux-next tree. What is happening?

The patch in HFS/HFS+ tree. I will send it in pull request for 6.20-rc1.

Thanks,
Slava.