On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:01 +0200, Miklos Szeredi said: > Index: linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.orig/fs/dcache.c 2010-07-06 18:08:16.000000000 +0200 > +++ linux-2.6/fs/dcache.c 2010-07-06 18:08:19.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1977,8 +1977,7 @@ global_root: > * @buffer: buffer to return value in > * @buflen: buffer length > * > - * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted > - * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous. > + * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. > * > * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the > * path was too long. I'd prefer the comment about it being ambiguous remain. I'm waiting to see how long it takes for somebody to create a security hole by creating a file called '/etc/some/thing/important (deleted)' and having some software Do The Wrong Thing instead to /etc/some/thing/important.
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