Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [patch 10/26] mount options: fix devpts | From | Miklos Szeredi <> | Date | Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:24:02 +0100 |
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> > Also add minor fix: when parsing the "mode" option, mask with > > S_IALLUGO instead of ~S_IFMT, which could leave unsed bits in the > > mask. > > umode_t is 16 bits, so it doesn't. The change is still good, of course.
We still use 16 bit types? Strange ;)
> > > + if (config.mode != DEVPTS_DEFAULT_MODE) > > + seq_printf(seq, ",mode=%03o", config.mode); > > I would rather this be unconditional, than that it be conditional on > something other than the user having specified it in the first place.
Yeah, it's a matter of taste. I'll update the patch.
Actually, a lot of filesystems share the options 'uid=X', 'gid=X', 'mode=X' (or 'umask=X'). This could be handled by the VFS, saving some code, and making things more consistent. One day maybe...
Thanks, Miklos
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