linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] proc: Don't retain negative dentries

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Date:   Mon, 8 Oct 2018 19:02:09 +0200
From:   Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] proc: Don't retain negative dentries

Hello,

On 10/8/18 6:55 PM, Al Viro wrote:
> 
> What the hell does that have to do with negative dentries anywhere???

It's possible that this needs fixing at another place. I don't know,
but this seems to work for me, that's why I prefixed with RFC.

> NAK.  Rationale makes no sense _and_ the patch has nothing to do
> with claimed rationale.

Please CC me when this gets fixed properly. I am curious. :-)


Cheers
Ahmad