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SubjectRe: [PATCH] cifs - check S_AUTOMOUNT in revalidate
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On Wed, 2012-05-02 at 13:50 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Wed, 02 May 2012 17:15:29 +0530
> Suresh Jayaraman <sjayaraman@suse.com> wrote:
>
> > On 04/28/2012 09:03 AM, Steve French wrote:
> > > The fix makes sense, but it is fairly recent and I haven't had a
> > > chance to try it,
> > > so unless a new release is imminent, I would prefer to put in the next merge
> > > request (I have at least one more fix likely as well) next week.
> >
> > We need this fix for -stable as well, right? Please include
> >
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> >
> >
> > Suresh
> >
> >
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> The stable-kernel-rules.txt file says this:
>
> - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
> problem..." type thing).
>
> ...and...
>
> - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the
> race can be exploited is also provided.
>
> ...and this seems to clearly violate both of those rules. I'd say we
> just go with putting it in 3.4 for now, and keep it in mind if someone
> comes back later and says that it's needed.
>

I have to agree with Jeff.

I just happened to notice it when trying to work out why DFS automounts
weren't happening.

I eventually found that the kernel in use didn't have the d_invalidate()
patch, then realized the potential problem. It would require fairly
heavy demand to trigger so it isn't urgent, especially since no-one has
actually reported it.

Another reason I should have sent this to Steve, not Linus, sorry for
the noise Linus.

Ian




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