linux-kernel - Re: BUG_ON(nd->inode != parent->d

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Date:	Fri, 8 Mar 2013 18:34:27 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: BUG_ON(nd->inode != parent->d_inode);

On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 03:28:01PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
 > Oh, btw, I'm assuming you're testing current git like you usually do.
 
yes.

 > If so, just to humor me, can you try plain 3.8 (or 3.8.2 or whatever
 > the current stable kernel is). Because while the oopses may be due to
 > your extensions to trinity, let's make sure. Maybe something bad
 > happened in the merge window, and we're just wasting time trying to
 > figure it out, when it could be just bisected...

Sure, will do.

 > The pipe and symlink BUG_ON() bugs you've found are likely real and
 > old, so keep the patches for those around, but let's just verify that
 > the BUG_ON(nd->inode != parent->d_inode);" is old too.
 > 
 > I suspect it's a real and old bug, and that you'll be able to recreate
 > it with the stable kernels too, but just to make sure..

Hopefully I won't uncover anything new.

	Dave

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