linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Do not try to open device files on mknod

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:17:29 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@...ibm.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Do not try to open device files on mknod

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:21:48 -0500 Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@...ibm.com> wrote:

> When creating device nodes, eCryptfs needs to delay actually opening
> the lower persistent file until an application tries to open. Device
> handles may not be backed by anything when they first come into
> existence.

Generates a reject against your eariler
ecryptfs-privileged-kthread-for-lower-file-opens.patch.

It was easy enough to fix, but I'd sugest that you raise and test new
patches against at least the other pending ones, rather than against virgin
mainline.  Because stuff happens...
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