Re: [PATCH 0/4] fs: add mount_setattr()

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On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 06:14:11PM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:

> mount_setattr() can be expected to grow over time and is designed with
> extensibility in mind. It follows the extensible syscall pattern we have
> used with other syscalls such as openat2(), clone3(),
> sched_{set,get}attr(), and others.

I.e. it's a likely crap insertion vector; any patches around that thing
will require the same level of review as addition of a brand new syscall.
And they will be harder to spot - consider the likely subjects for such
patches and compare to open addition of a new syscall...



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