linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/4] ext3: Fix ext3_dx_readdir hash collision handling

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Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:19:43 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....EDU>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....EDU, eugene@...ix.com,
	msnitzer@...ix.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ext3: Fix ext3_dx_readdir hash collision handling

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:32:48 -0400
"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....EDU> wrote:

> This fixes a bug where readdir() would return a directory entry twice
> if there was a hash collision in an hash tree indexed directory.

That sounds like a serious problem, but given the amount of time it
took to turn up, I guess it's pretty rare.

What are your thoughts regarding a 2.6.27 merge for this?  2.6.26.x? 
2.6.25.x?  ...

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