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Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name

From ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name
Date 2017-08-17 02:00 +0200
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Eric W. Biederman
> <ebiederm@xmission.com> wrote:
>>>       tty->link->driver_data = pts_path;
>>>
>>>       retval = ptm_driver->ops->open(tty, filp);
>>         ^^^^^^^
>>
>> If this open fails the code jumps to err_put_path which falls
>> through into out_put_fsi.
>
> No it doesn't.
>
> err_path_put falls through to err_release, but that then does a
> "return retval;". It doesn't get to out_put_fsi.

*Blink* You are right I missed that.

In which case I am concerned about failures that make it to err_release.
Unless I am missing something (again) failures that jump to err_release
won't call mntput and will result in a mnt leak.

> Now, I _do_ want people to check the release path, but I don't think
> this was it.  Or am I blind and missing something?

Eric

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[PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@ubuntu.com> - 2017-08-16 19:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 20:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 20:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-16 21:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 22:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 22:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 22:40 +0200
              Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 23:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-16 23:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-16 23:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-17 00:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-17 00:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-17 00:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-23 17:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-23 23:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-17 00:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-17 01:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-17 02:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-17 02:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-17 03:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de> - 2017-08-24 02:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 02:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 03:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 03:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 03:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 03:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 04:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 05:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 05:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 18:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de> - 2017-08-24 06:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 18:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 20:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 20:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 20:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 20:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 20:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de> - 2017-08-24 22:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 22:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 20:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 21:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 21:30 +0200
                [PATCH v3] pty: Repair TIOCGPTPEER ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 22:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] pty: Repair TIOCGPTPEER Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de> - 2017-08-24 23:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 21:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 21:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 22:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-24 23:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-25 01:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-08-25 01:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@canonical.com> - 2017-08-25 01:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-24 21:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 0/1] devpts: use dynamic_dname() to generate proc name ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2017-08-17 03:40 +0200

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