linux-kernel - Re: [patch] vfs: ro-bind: fix leaking refcounts in setxattr

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Date:	Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:26:56 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] vfs: ro-bind: fix leaking refcounts in setxattr

On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 20:01 +0200, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
> 
> setxattr() and lsetxattr() were leaking mount/dentry references on
> read-only mount.

Obviously correct now that I go look at it.  Thanks, Miklos.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

-- Dave

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