Re: [PATCH] eCryptfs: Do not try to open device files on mknod

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:21:48 -0500 Michael Halcrow <mhalcrow@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When creating device nodes, eCryptfs needs to delay actually opening
> the lower persistent file until an application tries to open. Device
> handles may not be backed by anything when they first come into
> existence.

Generates a reject against your eariler
ecryptfs-privileged-kthread-for-lower-file-opens.patch.

It was easy enough to fix, but I'd sugest that you raise and test new
patches against at least the other pending ones, rather than against virgin
mainline.  Because stuff happens...
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