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    SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.26-rc4
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    On Tue, 2008-06-03 at 18:50 +0100, Al Viro wrote:
    > On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 01:41:32AM +0800, Ian Kent wrote:
    >
    > > OK, I'll need to look at vfs_readdir().
    > > I thought vfs_readdir() would take the containing directory mutex as
    > > does ->lookup().
    >
    > vfs_readdir() takes i_mutex on directory it reads. I.e. on the victim
    > in this case. lookup has i_mutex on directory it does lookup in, i.e.
    > root in this case...

    Hahaha, yes, I'll need to go back and re-read that bit of code, sorry.



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