linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: fix possible inconsistent mount device

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Date:   Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:48:18 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yukuai3@...wei.com,
        yi.zhang@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: fix possible inconsistent mount device

On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 02:08:48PM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@...wei.com>
> 
> If device support rename, for example dm, following concurrent scenario
> is possible:

The fix is easy:  don't rename mounted block device, and even
bettersimply don't rename them at all, which is just causing huge
amounts of pain.