Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:20:03 GMT From: "Garrett Cooper" <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/124409: Bug by design in getfsfile(3) / needed sanity check for mountpoints Message-ID: <200806100920.m5A9K3Ae025751@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/124409; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Garrett Cooper" <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/124409: Bug by design in getfsfile(3) / needed sanity check for mountpoints Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:46:49 -0700 On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:53:41 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: >> On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:34:19 -0700, "Garrett Cooper" <yanefbsd@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi hackers, >>> I have a question, pending a bug found in getfsfile(3) [1]. >>> Is there any possibility where a mountpoint be any value other >>> than a directory, a symlink, or "none", i.e. a flat file? >>> Thanks, >>> -Garrett >>> >>> References: >>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/124409 (not fully in PR >>> database yet). >> >> It looks like could be 'fixed' by using realpath() on its argument. >> Then this should work fine: >> >> # fsck /usr/ > > I meant to write "It looks like getfsfile() could be 'fixed'...", but > the keyboard daemon ate a word there. Right. I'm just awaiting a quorum decision on hackers@ because I don't want to break existing functionality over what I think is correct. -Garrett
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