175 /*
176 * If the DACs are ok we don't need any capability check.
177 */
178 if (((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask))
179 return 0;
180
181 /*
182 * Read/write DACs are always overridable.
183 * Executable DACs are overridable if at least one exec bit is set.
184 */
185 if ((mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE)) || (inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO))
186 if (capable(CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE))
187 return 0;
in fs/namei.c
any idea what DACs are?
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