Q. d_alloc() in pipe(2)

From: hooanon05
Date: Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:55:36 EST



In pipe(2), create_write_pipe() creates a dentry by
struct qstr name = { .name = "" };
d_alloc(root, &name);

But d_alloc() refers name->len which is uninitialized.
Isn't it better to replace d_alloc() by d_alloc_name(root, "")?


J. R. Okajima
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