>> The result of Step One is that the loop no longer touches all
>> filesystems but lives entirely in namei.c. So, the second patch,
>> that only changes namei.c can change the recursion into iteration.
>> Maybe tomorrow or the day after.
> Obvious breakage: nd->flags can be clobbered by __vfs_follow_link(),
> so your do_follow_link() and friends are broken.
Yes, I know. No doubt you are able to fix that by reading that bit
before calling __vfs_follow_link(). It will be repaired fully
automatically tomorrow or the day after when __vfs_follow_link()
disappears altogether.
But that is the microscopic criticism. I was more interested in
hearing comments on the global setup.
Andries
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