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SubjectRe: [uml-devel] [PATCH 04/11] uml - hostfs: avoid possible escapes from hostfs=.
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 11:59:13PM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote:
> I gave a look, and it's nice. Except that maybe "escapes_jail" would be a
> clearer name (there's confusion about the subject of "escaping").

Feel free to change the name.

> Also, what about concurrent UML threads caring about current directory? I
> know that without SMP/preemption we can't have this problem, but
> when I see this I count a future bug unless this is checked (I think I
> reason mathematically about correctness, even if not formally).

Good point, yes this does need fixing for SMP.

Jeff

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