Re: [PATCH] devpts: Fix NULL pointer dereference in dcache_readdir()

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Fri Oct 04 2019 - 12:53:11 EST


On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 7:27 AM Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> FWIW, vfs.git#fixes (or #next.dcache) ought to deal with that one.

Dang, I thought this already got merged. But we only discussed it
extensively and I guess it got delayed by all the discussions about
possible fixes for the d_lock contention.

Al, mind sending me that one - and honestly, I'd take the "cursors off
the list at the end" patch too. That may not be stable material, but I
still think it's going to help the d_lock contention at least
partially in practice.

Linus