Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758738AbYGKTSv (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:18:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758498AbYGKTSW (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:18:22 -0400 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:41840 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758435AbYGKTSV (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:18:21 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:17:29 -0700 From: Andrew Morton To: Michael Halcrow Cc: LKML Subject: Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Do not try to open device files on mknod Message-Id: <20080711121729.af5750de.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20080709222148.GB6773@halcrowt61p.austin.ibm.com> References: <20080709222148.GB6773@halcrowt61p.austin.ibm.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 826 Lines: 18 On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:21:48 -0500 Michael Halcrow wrote: > When creating device nodes, eCryptfs needs to delay actually opening > the lower persistent file until an application tries to open. Device > handles may not be backed by anything when they first come into > existence. Generates a reject against your eariler ecryptfs-privileged-kthread-for-lower-file-opens.patch. It was easy enough to fix, but I'd sugest that you raise and test new patches against at least the other pending ones, rather than against virgin mainline. Because stuff happens... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/