Re: [PATCH 51/79] namei: remove restrictions on nesting depth

From: Al Viro
Date: Wed May 06 2015 - 03:24:14 EST


On Wed, May 06, 2015 at 12:55:28PM +1000, NeilBrown wrote:

> > - if (unlikely(current->total_link_count >= 40)) {
> > + if (unlikely(current->total_link_count >= MAXSYMLINKS)) {
>
> There is still a literal '40' in follow_automount.
>
> current->total_link_count++;
> if (current->total_link_count >= 40)
> return -ELOOP;
>
>
> should that become MAXSYMLINKS too?

Yes, assuming we want to keep it at all...
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