Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 8 Dec 2013 22:10:08 +0000 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: fs: proc: lockdep spew and questions |
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On Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 03:57:53PM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been looking at permissions in procfs, and noticed that > directories are usually added with execute permission. > > As far as I know, there's nothing executable by default inside > procfs, and on top of that, many of the files there don't deal well > with being executed so it's easy to cause lockdep spews (one below). > > Is there a reason execute bit is set for directories?
Take any introductory textbook on Unix and read the chapter on permissions. Or say chmod a-x ~, if you prefer education by self-LART...
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