linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ecryptfs: Print inode on metadata error

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:38:37 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, tyler.hicks@...onical.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ecryptfs: Print inode on metadata error

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 06:00:42PM +0100, Tim Gardner wrote:
> If a lower file system file is corrupted, then ecryptfs prints
> a generic and mostly useless log message when attempting to
> read metadata. Print the inode associated with the file
> so that a user can do something about it, e.g.,
> 
> find -inum INODE_NUM
> 
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Tyler Hicks <tyler.hicks@...onical.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

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Kees Cook
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