linux-kernel - Re: fs: gpf in simple

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Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:41:59 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: fs: gpf in simple_setattr

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:
>
>   Can you try whether the following patch fixes the issue for you?

Good catch, Honza.

I hate how fragile that code ends up being and would love to see that
"anon_inode_inode" allocation and assignment just once in
anon_inode_init(), but considering that it wants the superblock
pointer, I suspect it's not cleanly doable. Oh well. Your patch looks
like it should make the issue moot, I just dread this happening again
due to the layout of the code.

Will apply the patch,

             Linus
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