linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH, v2] ext3: ensure link targets are NULL-terminated

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Date:	Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:40:43 +0000
From:	"Duane Griffin" <duaneg@...da.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Boaz Harrosh" <bharrosh@...asas.com>, sct@...hat.com,
	adilger@....com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, v2] ext3: ensure link targets are NULL-terminated

2008/12/12 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>:
> Really?  The ext2 on-disk format requires that the fast symlink be
> null-terminated on disk?  Even though the length is already in i_size?
>
> It seems that's true.  How un-ext2-like.
>
> ext2 and ext4 need the same fix, yes?

Yes. I've sent them out already, but thanks to a monumental cock-up
with the CCs they may not have made it to the list. I'll check and
resend to real addresses if necessary.

Cheers,
Duane.

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