AW: [syzbot] [fs?] possible deadlock in ovl_create_object (2)

[Richard Weinberger]

Am Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 16:22 schrieb Jörn Engel <joern at barelysecure.org>:
> I added Adarsh Das, who also attempted to fix this bug.
> 
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 07:42:25AM +0000, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> > 
> > While we're here, maybe it's time to add a decent configfs interface to
> > this driver instead of configuring through module parameters.
> > That way also multiple instances are possible.
> 
> I honestly wonder whether this driver has any production users.  It is
> somewhat useful for developers that want to simulate hardware they don't
> have.  But beyond that?

IMHO testing is the only use case. I use it regularly.

Thanks,
//richard