Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:58:13 -0800
From: Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>
To: Larry McVoy <lm@work.bitmover.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: BK2CVS problem
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Out of curiosity, what were the changed lines?

Matt

On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 12:45:22PM -0800, Larry McVoy wrote:
> Somebody has modified the CVS tree on kernel.bkbits.net directly.  Dave l=
ooked
> at the machine and it looked like someone may have been trying to break i=
n and
> do it. =20
>=20
> We've fixed the file in question, the conversion is done back here at Bit=
Mover
> and after we transfer the files we check them and make sure they are OK a=
nd=20
> this file got flagged. =20
>=20
> The CVS tree is fine, you might want to remove and update exit.c to make =
sure
> you have the current version in your tree however.
>=20
> The problem file is kernel/exit.c which has a few extra entries like so:
>=20
>     revision 1.121
>     date: 2003/11/04 16:44:19;  author: davem;  state: Exp;  lines: +58 -0
>     Oops, I worked on the  the wrong file, fixed again.
>     ----------------------------
>     revision 1.120
>     date: 2003/11/04 16:42:00;  author: davem;  state: Exp;  lines: +0 -58
>     *** empty log message ***
>     ----------------------------
>     revision 1.119
>     date: 2003/11/04 16:22:47;  author: davem;  state: Exp;  lines: +2 -0
>     *** empty log message ***
>     ----------------------------
>     revision 1.118
>     date: 2003/10/27 19:50:03;  author: torvalds;  state: Exp;  lines: +1=
1 -5
>     Fix ZOMBIE race with self-reaping threads.
>=20
>     exit_notify() used to leave a window open when a thread
>     died that made the thread visible as a ZOMBIE even though
>     the thread reaped itself. This closes that window by marking
>     the thread DEAD within the tasklist_lock.
>=20
>     (Logical change 1.14141)
>     ----------------------------
>=20
> Notice how the top 3 do not have the (Logical change X.YZ) at the end?
> That is a pointer so you can figure out the changeset boundaries and
> it is added back here during the conversion process.  The file here is
> fine which leads me to believe that someone modified the file either on
> kernel.bkbits.net or managed to get in through the pserver.  Dave swears
> up and down that it wasn't him so if anyone can step forward and claim
> responsibility that would be nice.
>=20
> It's not a big deal, we catch stuff like this, but it's annoying to the=
=20
> CVS users.
> --=20
> ---
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com/lm
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