Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost (YAMAMOTO Takashi)]

> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: dholland
> Date:         Tue Aug  9 23:46:05 UTC 2011
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/sys/kern: vfs_lookup.c
> 
> Log Message:
> Fail namei immediately if searchdir is unlinked / has been rmdir'd.
> Do this by checking if v_size == 0. Should fix PR 44658 (and PR 32661).

why is this necessary?  can't we just let VOP_LOOKUP fail?

the v_size == 0 check sounds wrong.  does it work for eg. nfs?

YAMAMOTO Takashi

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