linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] fscrypt: clean up and improve dentry revalidation

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Date:   Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:50:15 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-fscrypt@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org,
        Sarthak Kukreti <sarthakkukreti@...omium.org>,
        Gao Xiang <gaoxiang25@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] fscrypt: clean up and improve dentry revalidation

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 05:10:42PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> 
> Hi Ted, I assumed you resolved the conflict with "fscrypt: use READ_ONCE() to
> access ->i_crypt_info"?  The code in fscrypt_d_revalidate() should be:
> 
>         dir = dget_parent(dentry);
>         err = fscrypt_get_encryption_info(d_inode(dir));
>         valid = !fscrypt_has_encryption_key(d_inode(dir));
>         dput(dir);

Yes, I did notice the patch conflict.  Thanks for confirming the
correct resolution!

						- Ted