linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 24/20] sysfs: In sysfs_add_one fail if the targe directory has been removed.

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Message-ID: <ac3eb2510905231429t3377f6e4ud0c53fc841122f2a@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 23 May 2009 23:29:39 +0200
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/20] sysfs: In sysfs_add_one fail if the targe directory 
	has been removed.

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 22:13, Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
>
> If a bug in the upper layers results in someone attempting to add
> to a sysfs directory that has already been removed, warn about it
> and fail.
>
> I don't believe this has ever happened, and it certainly never should
> happen, but be strict to avoid errors creeping in.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>

Sounds like a good idea.

Acked-by: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>

Thanks,
Kay
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