Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:02:28 +0100 (MET)
From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
To: Josef Sipek <jsipek@fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 26/35] Unionfs: Privileged operations workqueue
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On Dec 8 2006 11:00, Josef Sipek wrote:

+void __unionfs_mkdir(void *data)
+{
+	struct sioq_args *args = data;
+	struct mkdir_args *m = &args->mkdir;
+
+	args->err = vfs_mkdir(m->parent, m->dentry, m->mode);
+	complete(&args->comp);
+}

>> The members of m (i.e. m->*) are not modified as for as __unionfs_mknod goes.
>> vfs_mknod may only modify the members of m->parent (i.e. m->parent->*)
> 
>Yes they are. The return value is passed through a member of m.

Where - where do you see that m->parent, m->dentry or m->mode are modified?
(The original submission is above.)


	-`J'
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