[Bug 205567] potential (possibly benign) data race on ext4_dir_entry_2->inode when getdents64 and rename happens on the same directory

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205567

Theodore Tso (tytso@xxxxxxx) changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Theodore Tso (tytso@xxxxxxx) ---
POSIX specifically states that it is undefined that if there is a rename taking
place during a readdir() scan, it is undefined whether the entry will appear or
not.

So, not a race.

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