Commit d03b29a271eb1d6de5af0f46cf0e7487e9e9284b
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Al Viro
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namei: trivial fix to vfs_rename_dir comment
Looks like the directory loop check is actually done in renameat? Whatever, leave this out rather than trying to keep it up to date with the code. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
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fs/namei.c
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4024 | 4024 | * The worst of all namespace operations - renaming directory. "Perverted" |
4025 | 4025 | * doesn't even start to describe it. Somebody in UCB had a heck of a trip... |
4026 | 4026 | * Problems: |
4027 | - * a) we can get into loop creation. Check is done in is_subdir(). | |
4027 | + * a) we can get into loop creation. | |
4028 | 4028 | * b) race potential - two innocent renames can create a loop together. |
4029 | 4029 | * That's where 4.4 screws up. Current fix: serialization on |
4030 | 4030 | * sb->s_vfs_rename_mutex. We might be more accurate, but that's another |