I'm running 2.6.24-21-generic and still have the bug. Could this be because a fix backported to 2.6.24-19-generic would not have been applied to kernels in Tim's test kernel repo (deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/timg-tpi/ubuntu hardy main )?
thanks, -serge On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 2:41 AM, Adam Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have tried to reproduce this bug using the 2.6.24-19-generic kernel > from the Main repo (version 2.6.24-19.36). > > I could NOT reproduce the bug. Have I missed a step or a precondition > that causes the bug? > > If not, do we need more people to confirm this before we can mark the > report Fix Released? > > -- > Hardy ecryptfs can cause data loss > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242448 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in The Linux Kernel: Unknown > Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > Status in linux in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed > > Bug description: > This bug can cause data loss on an ecryptfs mounted filesystem. > > The test case looks like this: > > # mkdir /tmp/dir1 /tmp/dir2 > # mount -t ecryptfs /tmp/dir1 /tmp/dir2 > (any ecryptfs mount options are fine, choose defaults) > # cp /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3 /tmp/dir2 > # umount /tmp/dir2 > # mount -t ecryptfs /tmp/dir1 /tmp/dir2 > (choose same options/passphrase as last mount) > # echo foo >> /tmp/dir2/GPL-3 > # tail /tmp/dir2/GPL-3 > # reset > > You will see badly decrypted data printed to screen, whereas you should see > the GPLv3 plus "foo" printed to screen. The data in this file is permanently > hosed. > > The fix for this bug was applied upstream against 2.6.26, and is already in > the intrepid kernel. > > The git commit diff can be seen here: > * > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-intrepid.git;a=commitdiff;h=d3e49afbb66109613c3474f2273f5830ac2dcb09 > > I will gladly test a new Hardy kernel as soon as it becomes available. > > :-Dustin > -- Hardy ecryptfs can cause data loss https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242448 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
