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

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Date:	Fri, 8 Mar 2013 18:08:52 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	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 8, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> existing pathname + 'a' = fine.
>
> existing pathname + '/' + 'a' = boom.

Good.

> Looks like if I do this..
>
>        if (isdigit(newpath[len]) != 0) {
>                 newpath[len] = '/';
>                newpath[len+1] = 'A';
>                newpath[len+2] = 0;
>
> no bug.

Well, but that will never trigger. newpath[len] will always be NUL, so
you just disabled things entirely. Use "len-1".

So I don't think that did what you meant it to do.

            Linus
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