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

[NeilBrown]

On Tue,  5 May 2015 06:22:25 +0100 Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The only restriction is that on the total amount of symlinks
> crossed; how they are nested does not matter
> 
> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---


> -	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?

Thanks,
NeilBrown

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