linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vfs: fix race in rcu lookup of pruned dentry

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:23:05 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...nel.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vfs: fix race in rcu lookup of pruned dentry

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 07:17:18PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good catch, that test was indeed the wrong way around. Thanks.
> 
> Oh, and Al - just fold the thing into the original patch rather than
> carry a buggy patch and the fix around. You might as well credit Hugh
> as author for the whole thing, since he ended up being not just the
> one to find the problem, but describe the solution anyway and fix the
> patch.

Umm...  Is there any convenient way to make git commit --amend change
the author of commit?
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