linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/25] elevate write count open()'d files

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:33:44 -0800
From:	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/25] elevate write count open()'d files

On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 00:41 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Given that nameidata_to_filp() can call path_release() which "destroys the
> original nameidata", it looks like this was always buggy? 

It does.  I can see how I introduced the bug, and your fix does look
like a good one.  Thanks.

-- Dave

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