Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Nov 1998 21:07:43 -0500 (EST) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: VFS bug (?) |
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On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Daniel Robert Franklin wrote:
> I noticed a small bug when mounting a filesystem on a directory in which > you are currently operating (which shouldn't be allowed, should it?). Umh... Why? It is allowed and it doesn't really hurt. > Anyway, here is an illustration, with 2.1.128: [snip; sure it is possible] > It doesn't seem to cause an oops or anything, but it is just plain wrong. Why? > I have only just started learning about the kernel so my knowledge is > inadequate to code a patch ;-) Well, it's not hard to revert to original semantics, but what's wrong with the currnet one? Al -- There are no "civil aviation for dummies" books out there and most of you would probably be scared and spend a lot of your time looking up if there was one. :-) Jordan Hubbard in c.u.b.f.m
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