Subject: kern/36681: tmpfs rename potential locking problem
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <pooka@iki.fi>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/23/2007 09:50:00
>Number: 36681
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: tmpfs rename potential locking problem
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 23 09:50:00 +0000 2007
>Originator: Antti Kantee
>Release: 4.99.25
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
tmpfs_rename locks fdvp. In case fdvp is on the path from tdvp to root (e.g. mv foo ..), this is a locking order violation and could cause a deadlock.
>How-To-Repeat:
code inspection
>Fix:
none provided