linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] remove ext3 inode from orphan list when link and unlink race

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Date:	Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:48:03 -0600
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Tomas <alex@...sterfs.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] remove ext3 inode from orphan list when link and
 unlink race

Alex Tomas wrote:
>>>>>> Eric Sandeen (ES) writes:
> 
>  ES> so I think it's possible that link can sneak in there & find it after
>  ES> the mutex is dropped...?  Is this ok? :)  It's certainly -happening-
>  ES> anyway....
> 
> yes, but it shouldn't allow to re-link such inode back, IMHO.
> a filesystem may start some non-revertable activity in its
> unlink method.
> 
> thanks, Alex

I tend to agree, chatting w/ Al I think he does too.  :)  I'll test
a patch that kicks out ext3_link() with -ENOENT at the top, and resubmit
that if things go well.

-Eric
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