On 2/12/21 1:07 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 12:04 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> We end up doing path resolution for certain cases, so having the >> right fs_struct ends up being paramount. Do you want me to update the >> commit with a fuller description? > > I've pulled it, but please keep it in mind. OK thanks, will keep it in mind for future changes. > What are the "certain cases" that need path resolution for sendmsg? > I'm assuming AF_UNIX dgram case, but it really would be interesting to > just document this. Right, it's exactly the AF_UNIX dgram case. Working on adding some checks that means we'll catch this sort of thing upfront while testing. -- Jens Axboe