Re: [PATCH 00/17] VFS: Filesystem information and notifications [ver #17]

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Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If you look at the patch I posted in this thread, I think it properly
> supports open_how and RESOLVE_* flags.  But remember it's opening a file
> that is already present, in RO mode, no creation allowed, so most of the
> open_how interactions are limited.

Something we should consider adding to openat2() at some point is the ability
to lock on open/create.  Various network filesystems support it.

David




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