On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:22:32 -0700 Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > mm/*.c files use symbolic and octal styles for permissions. > > Using octal and not symbolic permissions is preferred by many as more > readable. > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/2/1945 > > Prefer the direct use of octal for permissions. Thanks. I'll park this until after -rc1 because the benefit-to-potential-for-whoopsies ratio is rather low.