On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 01:37:19PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 12:21:36AM -0400, Qian Cai wrote:
> > The linux-next commit "fs/namei.c: keep track of nd->root refcount status” [1] causes boot panic on all
> > architectures here on today’s linux-next (0902). Reverted it will fix the issue.
>
> <swearing>
>
> OK, I see what's going on. Incremental to be folded in:
... or, better yet,
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 20ce2f917ef4..397a08ade6a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
#define LOOKUP_NO_REVAL 0x0080
#define LOOKUP_JUMPED 0x1000
#define LOOKUP_ROOT 0x2000
-#define LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED 0x4000
+#define LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED 0x0008
extern int path_pts(struct path *path);
to avoid breaking out-of-tree stuff for now good reason.
Folded and pushed out.
