Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] fix d_revalidate oopsen on NFS exports | Date | Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:54:43 +0000 | From | David Howells <> |
| |
Chris Dunlop <chris@onthe.net.au> wrote:
> To avoid other people further wasting their and your time on > exactly the same thing future, how something like the following > patch, based on your comment in: > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.nfs/40370 > > ...and, if that's acceptable, is it worthwhile doing for the > other file systems which are likewise currently vulnerable when > abused by broken layered file systems?
Also, this may get fixed by Al's atomic open patches - but obviously it hasn't been yet...
> Don't oops when abused by broken layered file systems > > Signed-off-by: Chris Dunlop <chris@onthe.net.au>
Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
It's also worth printing a message - this *is* a kernel bug of some description if it happens.
David
| |