linux-kernel - [GIT PULL] eCryptfs fixes for 3.2-rc3

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Date:	Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:25:55 -0600
From:	Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...onical.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ecryptfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [GIT PULL] eCryptfs fixes for 3.2-rc3

Hi Linus - Here are 3 eCryptfs fixes. The first patch solves a race condition
around the initialization of eCryptfs inode info. The second patch solves a
regression in mmap support. The last patch fixes a kernel memory disclosure
which was fixed using your suggested implementation.

The following changes since commit 6fe4c6d466e95d31164f14b1ac4aefb51f0f4f82:

  Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net (2011-11-20 14:59:33 -0800)

are available in the git repository at:

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tyhicks/ecryptfs.git for-linus

Tyler Hicks (3):
      eCryptfs: Prevent file create race condition
      eCryptfs: Flush file in vma close
      eCryptfs: Extend array bounds for all filename chars

 fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c          |   26 +++++++++++---------
 fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h |    5 ++-
 fs/ecryptfs/file.c            |   23 +++++++++++++++++-
 fs/ecryptfs/inode.c           |   52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 4 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

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