On (Mon) 22 Jul 2013 [15:07:52], Rusty Russell wrote: > Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Mateusz Guzik points out that we update the 'file' struct's private_data > > field before we've successfully done all our checks. This means we can > > return an error with the private_data field updated. This could lead to > > problems. > > > > Fix by moving the assignment after all checks are done. > > No, this is a bit weird, but it's fine. > > If we fail open, filp will be destroyed; we won't be told about it, and > private_data will never be accessed. Thanks! Will drop this. Amit _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
