From: Miklos Szeredi Caller of notify_change() need to hold i_mutex. Compile tested only. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi --- fs/ecryptfs/inode.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) Index: vfs-2.6/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c =================================================================== --- vfs-2.6.orig/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c 2008-04-02 18:47:17.000000000 +0200 +++ vfs-2.6/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c 2008-04-02 18:49:18.000000000 +0200 @@ -908,7 +908,9 @@ static int ecryptfs_setattr(struct dentr if (ia->ia_valid & (ATTR_KILL_SUID | ATTR_KILL_SGID)) ia->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE; + mutex_lock(&lower_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); rc = notify_change(lower_dentry, ia); + mutex_unlock(&lower_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); out: fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode, NULL); return rc; -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/