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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] fat sparse fixes
From:       Linus Torvalds <torvalds () osdl ! org>
Date:       2003-09-30 23:59:32
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Christopher Li wrote:
> 
> The problem is in "*d2->d_name", the address space get
> lost at evaluate_dereference of "*"

Yes, but taking the address of it should still undo all the things.  
"evaluate_addressof()" does the right (fairly complex) magic, but
apparently the "degenerate()" function does not.

Ho humm.. degenerate() really should be 100% the same as 
"evaluate_addressof()", but I'm sure I had some reason for doing them 
separately.

Probably a very bad reason, brought on by terminal mental illness. But a
reason none-the-less..

		Linus

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