Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH -next] fs: Fix memory leaks in do_renameat2() error paths | From | Jens Axboe <> | Date | Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:33:11 -0600 |
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On 10/30/20 12:49 PM, Al Viro wrote: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:46:26PM -0600, Jens Axboe wrote: > >> See other reply, it's being posted soon, just haven't gotten there yet >> and it wasn't ready. >> >> It's a prep patch so we can call do_renameat2 and pass in a filename >> instead. The intent is not to have any functional changes in that prep >> patch. But once we can pass in filenames instead of user pointers, it's >> usable from io_uring. > > You do realize that pathname resolution is *NOT* offloadable to helper > threads, I hope...
How so? If we have all the necessary context assigned, what's preventing it from working?
-- Jens Axboe
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