Re: [PATCH] fs: proc: Clarify warnings for invalid proc dir names

2019-10-21 Thread Alexey Dobriyan
On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 06:17:42PM -0400, Joel Savitz wrote: > When one attempts to create a directory in /proc with an invalid name, > such as one in a subdirectory that doesn't exist, one with a name beyond > 256 characters, or a reserved name such as '.' or '..', the kernel > throws a warning me

[PATCH] fs: proc: Clarify warnings for invalid proc dir names

2019-10-20 Thread Joel Savitz
When one attempts to create a directory in /proc with an invalid name, such as one in a subdirectory that doesn't exist, one with a name beyond 256 characters, or a reserved name such as '.' or '..', the kernel throws a warning message that looks like this: [ 7913.252558] name 'invalid_nam