Bug#855366: possible patch for #855366, needs expert review

2017-02-22 Thread Benjamin Kaduk
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 11:21:49AM +0100, Sergio Gelato wrote: > I'm testing the attached patch. So far it seems to work, although it should > really be reviewed by someone more familiar with kernel development history. > > (I looked at the implementation of file_dentry() in 4.6 and simplified > i

Bug#855366: possible patch for #855366, needs expert review

2017-02-17 Thread Sergio Gelato
I'm testing the attached patch. So far it seems to work, although it should really be reviewed by someone more familiar with kernel development history. (I looked at the implementation of file_dentry() in 4.6 and simplified it to account for the lack of d_real() support in older kernels. My main w