Re: Deleting a file from within the kernel

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> > > Of course you can. Kernel can do everything what the machine can do...
> > 
> > to delete a file you need both the parent directory and the namespace it
> > belongs in. Kernel mode has no such namespace realistically (or rather a
> > standardized one that doesn't have to be the same one userspace apps
> > have).
> 
> What do you mean with namespace? What do you need it for? All you should
> need is the pathname.

pathnames are relative to the namespace. See CLONE_NEWNS and related
things. Also chroots mess things up in this context (a name space is
sort of kinda a "super chroot").



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