The function new_node creates virtual nodes using netfs_make_node. Nodes created with netfs_make_node already have a reference count of one. Currently another reference is added in new_node. This prevents the destruction of the node causing bugs like this:
% fakeroot-hurd sh -c 'l(){ flock /tmp/$$.lock true; }; l; l' <hangs> * trans/fakeroot.c (new_node): Fix reference count of newly created nodes. --- trans/fakeroot.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/trans/fakeroot.c b/trans/fakeroot.c index d5cb0e6..5c4854d 100644 --- a/trans/fakeroot.c +++ b/trans/fakeroot.c @@ -108,10 +108,7 @@ new_node (file_t file, mach_port_t idport, int locked, int openmodes, pthread_mutex_lock (&idport_ihash_lock); err = hurd_ihash_add (&idport_ihash, nn->idport, nn); if (!err) - { - pthread_mutex_lock (&(*np)->lock); - netfs_nref (*np); /* Return a reference to the caller. */ - } + pthread_mutex_lock (&(*np)->lock); pthread_mutex_unlock (&idport_ihash_lock); } if (err) -- 1.7.10.4