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1999 Feb 22
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(Fwd) Linux autofs overflow in 2.0.36+
...lookup() receives the name of the directory through
"dentry->d_name.name", and it's length through "dentry->d_name.len". The
dentry structure is passed via pointer through two functions, each performing
various operations along the way.
It eventually reaches waitq:autofs_wait(). The name, length, and other
bits of information are copied into a 'wq' structure, which stands for
waiting queue. "wq.name" is "char *name", a pointer to the dentry pointer
that refers back to the filename somewhere in the kernel.
autofs_wait() then passes 'w...