linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] fuse update for 6.19

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wg8KJbcPuoRBFmD9c42awaeb4anXsC4evEOj0_QVKg0QQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 17:52:51 -0800
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] fuse update for 6.19

On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 at 17:42, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Far more interesting question, IMO, is what's to prevent memory
> pressure from evicting the damn argument right under us.

That was my first reaction, but look at the 'fuse_dentry_prune()' logic.

So if the dentry is removed by the VFS layer, it should be removed here too.

But maybe I missed something,

            Linus