linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: Fix filename init after recent refactoring

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Message-ID: <20250411-eisen-mitsingen-5885da4bce28@brauner>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:00:55 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	jack@...e.cz,
	kernel-team@...a.com,
	Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: Fix filename init after recent refactoring

On Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:05:34 -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> getname_flags() should save __user pointer "filename" in filename->uptr.
> However, this logic is broken by a recent refactoring. Fix it by passing
> __user pointer filename to helper initname().
> 
> 

Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/1] fs: Fix filename init after recent refactoring
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/b463d7fd118b