linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] fix overlayfs deadlock in file_remove

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Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:32:28 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] fix overlayfs deadlock in file_remove_privs()

On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 06:30:29PM +0200, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> Hi Al,
> 
> Please pull from:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs.git for-viro
> 
> This fixes the deadlock introduced by making the suid removal actually work on
> overlayfs.
> 
> Responsible commit 07a2daab49c5 ("ovl: Copy up underlying inode's ->i_mode to
> overlay inode") unfortunately slipped through my testing and 4.7 was released
> with this bug.
> 
> Two more patches are cleaning away unneeded exports of related helpers.

Pulled, will push tonight.