Before the make_empty_dir_inode calls were introduce into proc, sysfs,
and sysctl those directories when stated reported an i_size of 0.
make_empty_dir_inode started reporting an i_size of 2. At least one
userspace application depended on stat returning i_size of 0. So modify
make_empty_dir_inode to cause an i_size of 0 to be reported for these
directories.
Cc: stable-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Reproted-by: Tejun Heo [off-list ref]
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
---
I have tested this and will queue this up shortly.
fs/libfs.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 102edfd39000..c7cbfb092e94 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ void make_empty_dir_inode(struct inode *inode)
inode->i_uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
inode->i_gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
inode->i_rdev = 0;
- inode->i_size = 2;
+ inode->i_size = 0;
inode->i_blkbits = PAGE_SHIFT;
inode->i_blocks = 0;
--
2.2.1