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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
Cc: viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] vfs: only add " (deleted)" where necessary
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:00:56 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <215565.1280754056@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:01 +0200." <20100802112024.851698363@szeredi.hu>

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On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:01 +0200, Miklos Szeredi said:

> Index: linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/fs/dcache.c	2010-07-06 18:08:16.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c	2010-07-06 18:08:19.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1977,8 +1977,7 @@ global_root:
>   * @buffer: buffer to return value in
>   * @buflen: buffer length
>   *
> - * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted
> - * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous.
> + * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name.
>   *
>   * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the
>   * path was too long.

I'd prefer the comment about it being ambiguous remain.  I'm waiting to see how
long it takes for somebody to create a security hole by creating a file called
'/etc/some/thing/important (deleted)' and having some software Do The Wrong
Thing instead to /etc/some/thing/important.


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  reply	other threads:[~2010-08-02 13:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-02 11:19 [PATCH 0/7] dcache fixes and cleanups Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 11:19 ` [PATCH 1/7] cachefiles: use path_get instead of lone dget Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-04 10:23   ` David Howells
2010-08-02 11:19 ` [PATCH 2/7] vfs: add helpers to get root and pwd Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 11:19 ` [PATCH 3/7] ia64: perfmon: add d_dname method Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 11:19 ` [PATCH 4/7] vfs: __d_path: dont prepend the name of the root dentry Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 11:20 ` [PATCH 5/7] vfs: add prepend_path() helper Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 11:20 ` [PATCH 6/7] vfs: only add " (deleted)" where necessary Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 13:00   ` Valdis.Kletnieks [this message]
2010-08-02 13:21     ` Bastien ROUCARIES
2010-08-02 13:37       ` Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 13:35     ` Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-02 15:11       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2010-08-02 11:20 ` [PATCH 7/7] vfs: show unreachable paths in getcwd and proc Miklos Szeredi
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-08-10  9:41 [PATCH 0/7] dcache fixes and cleanups Miklos Szeredi
2010-08-10  9:41 ` [PATCH 6/7] vfs: only add " (deleted)" where necessary Miklos Szeredi
2010-07-06 17:40 [PATCH 0/7] dcache fixes and cleanups Miklos Szeredi
2010-07-06 17:40 ` [PATCH 6/7] vfs: only add " (deleted)" where necessary Miklos Szeredi

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