linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] tracefs/eventfs: Use dput to free the toplevel events directory

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Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2023 17:56:50 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Ajay Kaher <akaher@...are.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Zheng Yejian <zhengyejian1@...wei.com>,
        Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>,
        Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>,
        Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] tracefs/eventfs: Use dput to free the toplevel
 events directory

On Thu, 7 Sep 2023 17:48:21 +0000
Ajay Kaher <akaher@...are.com> wrote:

> Thinking if same problem could happen for sub folder/files of eventfs as
> free_ef() may get call earlier then dput().

Actually, they are not freed at all! Another patch coming.

-- Steve