Re: [PATCH v2] Open a new file instance if no read permissions

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Hi Goldwyn,

On Tue, 2018-10-09 at 10:12 -0500, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
> Open a new file instance as opposed to changing file->f_mode when
> the file is not readable. This is done to accomodate
> overlayfs stacked file operations change. The real struct file is hidden
> behind the overlays struct file. So, any file->f_mode manipulations are
> not reflected on the real struct file. Open the file again in read mode
> if original file cannot be read, read and calculate the hash.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@xxxxxxxx>

Thanks!  I'm waiting for it to hit linux-next, before sending James
the linux-integrity pull request.

Mimi




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