linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gen_init_cpio: Avoid race between call to stat() and call to open()

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1012242130290.28973@swampdragon.chaosbits.net>
Date:	Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:31:17 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	jgarzik@...ox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gen_init_cpio: Avoid race between call to stat() and
 call to open()

Bad subject.
Better subject: Avoid risk of file changing between calls to stat() and open().

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