linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cgroup: cgroup_rm_files() was calling simple

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:11:07 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, shyju pv <shyju.pv@...wei.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"cgroups@...r.kernel.org" <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sanil kumar <sanil.kumar@...wei.com>,
	Masanari Iida <standby24x7@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroup: cgroup_rm_files() was calling simple_unlink()
 with the wrong inode

On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 01:40:39PM +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
> 
> >>From 6da2689412c78b97716ec524cc30baf7b46508cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> > Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 10:32:26 -0700
> > 
> > While refactoring cgroup file removal path, 05ef1d7c4a "cgroup:
> > introduce struct cfent" incorrectly changed the @dir argument of
> > simple_unlink() to the inode of the file being deleted instead of that
> > of the containing directory.
> > 
> > The effect of this bug is minor - ctime and mtime of the parent
> > weren't properly updated on file deletion.
> > 
> > Fix it by using @cgrp->dentry->d_inode instead.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> > Reported-by: Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
> 
> 
> Acked-By: Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>

I think it's now a bit too late for for-3.5-fixes and the effect of
the bug is rather minor.  Applied to cgroup/for-3.6 w/ stable cc'd.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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