lists.openwall.net   lists  /  announce  owl-users  owl-dev  john-users  john-dev  passwdqc-users  yescrypt  popa3d-users  /  oss-security  kernel-hardening  musl  sabotage  tlsify  passwords  /  crypt-dev  xvendor  /  Bugtraq  Full-Disclosure  linux-kernel  linux-netdev  linux-ext4  linux-hardening  linux-cve-announce  PHC 
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
 
Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <8738xoshed.fsf@devron.myhome.or.jp>
Date:	Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:22:02 +0900
From:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
To:	Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@...sung.com>,
	Ravishankar N <ravi.n1@...sung.com>,
	Amit Sahrawat <a.sahrawat@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] fat (exportfs): rebuild directory-inode if fat_dget() fails

Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com> writes:

> 2013/1/20, OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>:
>> Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@...il.com> writes:
>>
>>> We rewrite patch as your suggestion using dummy inode. Would please
>>> you review below patch code ?
>>
>> Looks like good as initial. Clean and shorter.
>>
>> Next is, we have to think about race. I.e. if real inode was made, what
>> happens? Is there no race?
> Hi OGAWA.
>
> Although checking several routines to check hang case you said, I
> didn't find anything.
> And There is no any race on test result also. Am I missing something ?
> Let me know your opinion.

Hm, it's read-only. So, there may not be race for now, I'm sure there is
race on write path though.

Thanks.
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Powered by blists - more mailing lists

Powered by Openwall GNU/*/Linux Powered by OpenVZ