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

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Message-ID: <CAKZGPAOC0cZDvsWx-jFKnKtGPjjdST-=UgTU+WoVE0P6Q0ULTA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:53:06 +0530
From:	Arun KS <arunks.linux@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
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

Hi Andrew,

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 4:35 AM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 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.
>
I ll address this and will send a patch soon.

Thanks,
Arun
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