Re: Can't list directories with kernel 4.4.14 and ecryptfs

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On 06/27/2016 05:47 PM, Tyler Hicks wrote:
> On 06/27/2016 04:21 PM, Henry Jensen wrote:
>> Hi Tyler,
>>
>> Am 27. Juni 2016 21:19:08 MESZ, schrieb Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> On 06/27/2016 11:27 AM, Henry Jensen wrote:
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> I'm using ecryptfs with Slackware current and kernel 4.4.14. In
>>> kernel
>>>> 4.4.14 was a patch introduced which make it impossilble to list the
>>>> contents of a directory.[0]
>>>>
>>>> The mount itself works, but listing a directory results in an error
>>>> "wrong medium type". Showing the contents and the file itself
>>> (presumed
>>>> the name of the file is known) works.
>>>
>>> Hi Henry - sorry for the trouble. What filesystem are you mounting
>>> eCryptfs on top of?
>>
>>
>> I use ext4. With 'ecryptfs-mount-private' $HOME/.Private is mounted on $HOME/Private. 
>>
>> ecryptfs worked perfectly until I upgraded to kernel 4.4.14. I tested it on another machine with Slackware64 and a 64bit kernel now - same result.
> 
> Thanks. The backported version of the patch needs to be adjusted. I'll
> try to get a patch out the stable list tomorrow.

I've sent a fix to the stable list (and cc'ed the ecryptfs list). I
tested on 4.4.y and 3.18.y on ext{2,3,4}, btrfs, and xfs. It should fix
the regression that you hit.

Tyler

> 
> Tyler
> 
>>
>> Regards,
>> Henry
>>
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