linux-kernel - Re: af_unix udev startup regression

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Date:	Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:15:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	laijs@...fujitsu.com, brgerst@...il.com, davej@...hat.com,
	jason@...4.com, andi@...stfloor.org, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, dingtianhong@...wei.com, ksrot@...hat.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: af_unix udev startup regression

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:03:28 -0700

> [ Fixed odd legacy subject line that has nothing to do with the actual bug ]
> 
> Hmm. Can you double-check and verify that reverting that commit makes
> things work again for you?
> 
> Also, what's your distribution and setup? I'd like this to get
> verified, just to see that it's not some timing-dependent thing or a
> bisection mistake, but if so, then the LSB test-cases obviously have
> to be fixed, and the commit that causes the problem needs to be
> reverted. Test-cases count for nothing compared to actual users.

We're in the process of discussing resolving this AF_UNIX credentials
passing issue in another thread.

I hope to have something to push to you very soon.
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