Re: [PATCH 3/9] io_[gs]etxattr_prep(): just use getname()

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To: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] io_[gs]etxattr_prep(): just use getname()
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 07:57:00 +0200
Cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, io-uring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20241002012230.4174585-3-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

On Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 02:22:24AM GMT, Al Viro wrote:
> getname_flags(pathname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW) is obviously bogus - following
> trailing symlinks has no impact on how to copy the pathname from userland...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>

References:
- [RFC][PATCHES] xattr stuff and interactions with io_uring
  - From: Al Viro
- [PATCH 1/9] xattr: switch to CLASS(fd)
  - From: Al Viro
- [PATCH 3/9] io_[gs]etxattr_prep(): just use getname()
  - From: Al Viro

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