Re: [PATCH 3/3] ima: use fs method to read integrity data (updated ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) wrote: [...] the direct IO is denied. Note that the "XFS and directio" was only an example. In particular, the VFS layer used to do the locking for the filesystems, to...
View ArticleRe: [git pull][vfs.git] a couple of fixes
Linus Torvalds writes: On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:13 PM, Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote: [...] the previous cycle. That older fix for 4.13 doesn't seem to be marked for stable. That older...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH 00/10] x86/fpu: Split up "x86/fpu: Tighten validation o ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 3:59 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote: [...] up into 10 smaller, bisectable patches: Is this the (updated) stuff you want to send...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH 1/4] rcu: Allow for page faults in NMI handlers
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote: [...] + What is the reason for the READ_ONCE() here (and in the other case)? What is...
View ArticleLinux 4.14-rc2
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) in [label.c:1498] apparmor: add the ability to mediate signals apparmor: add mount mediation apparmor: cleanup conditional check for label in label_print apparmor: add...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH 1/4] rcu: Allow for page faults in NMI handlers
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) There's no subtle lack of locking, or some optimistic access to a value that can change. can change. The compiler can generate code to read the value fifteen billion...
View ArticleRe: Linux 4.14-rc2 (bad patch file on kernel.org)
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) The rc patches are automatically generated from the git tree these days, so I don't have control over them. these days, so I don't have control over them. It does sound...
View ArticleRe: Linux 4.14-rc2 (bad patch file on kernel.org)
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Linus Torvalds<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:[...] patch it downloads is exactly 50397184 bytes in size. Side note:...
View Article[Kernel.org Helpdesk #46182] [linuxfoundation.org #46182] Re: Linu ...
"Linus Torvalds via RT" writes: (Summary) The rc patches are automatically generated from the git tree these days, so I don't have control over them. these days, so I don't have control over them. It...
View Article[Kernel.org Helpdesk #46182] [linuxfoundation.org #46182] Re: Linu ...
"Linus Torvalds via RT" writes: (Summary) On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Linus Torvalds<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:[...] patch it downloads is exactly 50397184 bytes in size. Side...
View ArticleRe: [git pull] vfs.git regression fix Re: Regression related to ip ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) 2 +- 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c index 06be5a9adfa4..ebb7ea24ee28 100644 --- a/ipc/msg.c +++ b/ipc/msg.c @@...
View ArticleRe: [git pull] vfs.git regression fix Re: Regression related to ip ...
Linus Torvalds writes: On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote: [...] #for-next? for-next, it's not like it's in any way urgent. for-next, it's not like it's in...
View ArticleRe: [git pull] vfs.git regression fix Re: Regression related to ip ...
Linus Torvalds writes: On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote: [...] __address_space__(()). I agree. It might be better to just remove the address space logic,...
View ArticleRe: [git pull] vfs.git regression fix Re: Regression related to ip ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) and sadly, we should probably disable the locking ones by default too, because while they *work*, sparse only handles static cases, and we have way too many dynamically...
View ArticleRe: [RFC GIT PULL] x86 FPU fixes and cleanups
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote: [...] from: Ugh. Ugh. Ok, I think I'll do this, but I'd ask that instead of that final...
View ArticleRe: [RFC PATCH 1/3] fs: define new read_iter rwf flag
Linus Torvalds writes: On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 6:54 AM, Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org> wrote: [...] #define IOCB_RWSEM_HELD (1 << 8) Yeah, I think that would be a nicer approach, with...
View ArticleRe: [lkp-robot] [x86/asm] f5caf621ee: PANIC:double_fault
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) That is some _funky_ code, and yes, this may well be triggered by the inline asm changes. inline asm changes. The code decodes to (after ignoring a few bytes at the...
View ArticleRe: [RFC PATCH 3/3] fs: detect that the i_rwsem has already been t ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com> wrote: [...] about". I do have to admit that I never got a satisfactory answer on why IMA...
View ArticleRe: [PATCH] x86/asm: Fix inline asm call constraints for GCC 4.4
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> So we have tags like we have tags like Root-caused-by: Diagnosed-by: Analyzed-by:...
View ArticleRe: [RFC PATCH 3/3] fs: detect that the i_rwsem has already been t ...
Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) Now you can write the xattr: Now you can write the xattr: - get exclusive inode lock (for xattr) - get generation count lock - if the appraisal generation does not...
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