linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 10/18] fs/logfs/inode.c

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Date:	Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:40:11 +0200
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, akpm@...l.org,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
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	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
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	CaT <cat@....com.au>, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	David Weinehall <tao@....umu.se>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	Dongjun Shin <djshin90@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
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	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
	Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@...reenet.org>,
	Ulisses Furquim <ulissesf@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch 10/18] fs/logfs/inode.c

On Sun, 10 June 2007 19:24:28 +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Sunday 03 June 2007, Jörn Engel wrote:
> > +struct inode *logfs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, int mode)
> > +{
> > +       struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
> > +       struct inode *inode;
> > +
> > +       inode = new_inode(sb);
> > +       if (!inode)
> > +               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > +
> > +       logfs_init_inode(inode);
> > +
> > +       inode->i_mode = mode;
> > +       inode->i_ino = logfs_get_ino(sb);
> > +
> > +       insert_inode_hash(inode);
> > +
> > +       return inode;
> > +}
> 
> I think this is missing code that sets the initial i_uid/i_gid,
> but there may be more missing. Changing the uid value works,
> but creating files as non-root user doesn't.

Eek!  I'll have a look.

Jörn

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