linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.20-rc7

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:00:13 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.20-rc7



On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> It would be interesting to know what the inode numbers are in the image; also,
> what is the exact behaviour -- do you end up with a missing link, or do both
> entries end up getting hard-linked to an empty file?

Judging by the

	request_module: runaway loop modprobe binfmt-0000

one or more of the hardlinked binaries (modprobe being one, but not 
necessarily the one that initially triggers hits) will read all zeroes-

Or at least bytes at offsets 2 and 3 will read as zero, causing it to not 
be recognized as a proper binary, causing that "binfmt-0000" thing.

			Linus
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