linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] 2.6.19-rc3 autofs crash on my IA64 box

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Date:	Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:47:34 +0900
From:	Yasunori Goto <y-goto@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
Cc:	"bibo,mao" <bibo.mao@...el.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.6.19-rc3 autofs crash on my IA64 box

Hi.

> I've checked this and this is not the only problem.
> Also autofs4_ is called with s->s_root NULL in this case.
> 
> The attached patch ensures that the autofs filesystem is initialized to be 
> catatonic until super block setup is complete which avoids the problem 
> above. It also checks s->s_root before use.
> 
> Could someone seeing this problem try this patch out please.

Sorry for late response. I was off.
I tested your patch on my box. It worked well.

Thanks a lot. :-)



-- 
Yasunori Goto 


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