Re: [PATCH v2] loop: drop caches if offset or block_size are changed

On 12/17/18 12:42 PM, Jaegeuk Kim wrote: > If we don't drop caches used in old offset or block_size, we can get old data > from new offset/block_size, which gives unexpected data to user. > > For example, Martijn found a loopback bug in the below scenario. > 1) LOOP_SET_FD loads first two pages on

Re: [PATCH v2] loop: drop caches if offset or block_size are changed

If we don't drop caches used in old offset or block_size, we can get old data from new offset/block_size, which gives unexpected data to user. For example, Martijn found a loopback bug in the below scenario. 1) LOOP_SET_FD loads first two pages on loop file 2) LOOP_SET_STATUS64 changes the offset