In D44989#1025769, @emaste wrote:

We make use of the empty slots in some cases, e.g. see usb_quirk_get_entry with do_alloc. How will that be handled?

In D42993#982163, @zlei wrote:

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I'm running sysctl dev.hwpstate_intel | grep epp or sysctl -a and all looks sane.

I'm not understanding how CTLFLAG_NEEDGIANT solves the problem. Maybe we firstly need to know where and why sysctl_epp_select() got blocked infinitely.

In D42628#973358, @mjg wrote:

The patch looks correct, but commit message needs some work.

I would say the following would be sufficient: "pseudofs: fix off by one in hash iteration in pfs_purge". I can plop this much myself.

However, what about 'sponsored by' or other tags?

Hi team,
Any feedbacks for this fix?

In D41982#957755, @imp wrote:

I'm confused... this has actually already been committed.