Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH

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To: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 18:00:05 -0700
Cc: "Ted Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx>, "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>, Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx>, lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 05/03/2012 01:27 AM, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> 
> fstat won't work, but fstatat with an empty path name would work.

Why the h... make *such* a distinction?

	-hpa

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References:
- [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
  - From: Mike Frysinger
- Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
  - From: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
- Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
  - From: Aneesh Kumar K.V
- Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
  - From: Ted Ts'o
- Re: [PATCH] open(2): document O_PATH
  - From: Aneesh Kumar K.V

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