linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] make last_inode counter in new_inode 32-bit on kernels that offer x86 compatability

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Date:	Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:56:11 -0500
From:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Cc:	Jörn Engel <joern@...nheim.fh-wedel.de>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make last_inode counter in new_inode 32-bit on kernels
	that offer x86 compatability

On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 21:31 +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> > 
> > Also, do you have a testcase that can actually force the wrap?
> 
> while (1) {
> 	int fd[2];
> 	pipe(fd);
> 	close(fd[0]);
> 	close(fd[1]);
> }
> 

Yep, add an fstat(fd[0]) before the closes and you essentially have the
reproducer I was given for this.
-- Jeff


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