Re: [PATCH] vfs: reorder checks in may_create_in_sticky

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:03:59 +0200, Mateusz Guzik wrote:
> The routine is called for all directories on file creation and weirdly
> postpones the check if the dir is sticky to begin with. Instead it first
> checks fifos and regular files (in that order), while avoidably pulling
> globals.
> 
> No functional changes.
> 
> [...]

The list of checks is unspeakably irritating. I really dislike looking at this
function.

---

Applied to the vfs.misc branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.misc branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.misc

[1/1] vfs: reorder checks in may_create_in_sticky
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/6cc620b3a050




[Index of Archives]     [Linux Ext4 Filesystem]     [Union Filesystem]     [Filesystem Testing]     [Ceph Users]     [Ecryptfs]     [NTFS 3]     [AutoFS]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Share Photos]     [Security]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux Cachefs]     [Reiser Filesystem]     [Linux RAID]     [NTFS 3]     [Samba]     [Device Mapper]     [CEPH Development]

  Powered by Linux