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    [PATCH] proc_check_root() locking fix · 541f40bd
    Andrew Morton authored
    From: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com>
    
    The patch fixes locking in proc_check_root().  It brings is_subdir() call
    under vfsmount_lock.  Holding vfsmount_lock will ensure mnt_mountpoint
    dentry is intact and the dentry does not go away while it is being checked
    in is_subdir().
    541f40bd
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