Re: [PATCH] Possible fix for 2.6.24 xfs_file_readdir crash

Jason White
2008-02-13T00:47:15Z

On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 02:35:25PM +0800, Federico Sevilla III wrote:

> 2.6.24.2 has been released to address the vmsplice issue. Unfortunately,
> no other changes seem to have been included. Hopefully, the
> xfs_file_readdir patch will make it to 2.6.24.3.

Which platforms are affected? My machines are x86_64, and I've just upgraded
to avoid the vmsplice exploit.

Of course, I could compile a patched kernel but if this platform isn't
affected then I might as well wait for 2.6.24.3.

I know that's a really lazy kind of question.