linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SeqFile: Fix overflow condition

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Message-Id: <20130819160542.38e4a91b568c0a15f1068e09@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:05:42 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Arun KS <arunks.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Bruce Fields <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	vinayak menon <vinayakm.list@...il.com>,
	Nagachandra P <nagachandra@...il.com>,
	Vikram MP <mp.vikram@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SeqFile: Fix overflow condition

On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:02:37 +0530 Arun KS <arunks.linux@...il.com> wrote:

> seq_path()/seq_commit() is treating a d_path() failure as an overflow
> condition, but it isn't.

This is too brief.  When fixing a bug please always describe the
user-visible effects of the bug.  And unless it's utterly obvious,
provide a description of how you set about fixing that bug.

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