Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] VFS: document what MAY_ACCESS means | From | Nicholas Miell <> | Date | Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:52:01 -0700 |
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Since this is a documentation patch, here are some nits.
> +/* > + * The vfs MAY_ACCESS flag really means that we might not use the object > + * immediately (consider chdir which might not actually use the new dir). > + * Thus permissions must be checked mmediately rather than relying on later ^ immediately > + * checks during the actual user of the object in question. This is an ^ use > + * internal flag and should not come from userspace. > + */ > #define MAY_ACCESS 16 > #define MAY_OPEN 32
-- Nicholas Miell <nmiell@comcast.net>
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