On (Mon) 22 Jul 2013 [15:07:52], Rusty Russell wrote:
> Amit Shah <[email protected]> writes:
> > Mateusz Guzik points out that we update the 'file' struct's private_data
> > field before we've successfully done all our checks. This means we can
> > return an error with the private_data field updated. This could lead to
> > problems.
> >
> > Fix by moving the assignment after all checks are done.
>
> No, this is a bit weird, but it's fine.
>
> If we fail open, filp will be destroyed; we won't be told about it, and
> private_data will never be accessed.
Thanks! Will drop this.
Amit
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