linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext3: Avoid creating new file in append-only dir when open(2) return error

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Date:	Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:23:15 +0100
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Eryu Guan <guaneryu@...il.com>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext3: Avoid creating new file in append-only dir when
 open(2) return error

On Tue 01-11-11 19:27:25, Ted Tso wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 12:10:34AM +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> > > 
> > > To avoid this, check EXT3_APPEND_FL flag first in ext3_create before
> > > really allocating new inode.
> >   Yes, it is nicer to not create any file when open(2) fails in the end.
> > BTW, how have you spotted this? I've taken your ext2 and ext3 patches into
> > my tree.
> 
> Note: I have a fix in my tree which removes EXTx_APPEND_FL from the
> set of flags that can be inherited from the containing directory in
> ext2, ext3, and ext4.  That addresses this issue without needing to
> make the change in this patch.
  Ah, OK. I forgot about it. I've removed the two patches from my queue.
Thanks for letting me know.

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
SUSE Labs, CR
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