> > The anonymous inodes interface anon_inode_getfd() calls fd_install() > > for the newly created fd, which does not work for some use cases where > > the caller must do futher initialization before exposing the file to > > userspace. This is also probably not the safest interface, since the > > caller must be sure that it is OK if userspace closes the fd before > > anon_inode_getfd() even returns. > > I believe Al changed the interface to not give out inode* and file*, *and* > call fd_install() inside it. I'd slightly prefer Al version, although I > don't see any major problems in this one too. Any pointer to that patch? A web search for "viro" and "anon_inode_getfd" doesn't turn up anything likely looking. - R. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
