linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NFS: Fix a readdirplus bug

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Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:13:24 -0500
From:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFS: Fix a readdirplus bug

On Tue, 2010-11-30 at 14:10 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Trond Myklebust
> <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com> wrote:
> >
> > When comparing filehandles in the helper nfs_same_file(), we should not be
> > using 'strncmp()': filehandles are not null terminated strings.
> 
> Hmm. Applied, but sadly Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com> reports
> that it doesn't actually fix his problem, so there is still a serious
> regression there.
> 
>                 Linus

OK. I'll follow up that problem with him.

-- 
Trond Myklebust
Linux NFS client maintainer

NetApp
Trond.Myklebust@...app.com
www.netapp.com

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