linux-kernel - Re: RFC: permit link(2) to work across --bind mounts ?

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Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:06:24 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
To:	linux@...izon.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: permit link(2)  to work across --bind mounts ?

linux@...izon.com wrote:
>> Why does link(2) not support hard-linking across bind mount points
>> of the same underlying filesystem ?
> 
> Whenever we get mount -r --bind working properly (which I use to place
> copies of necessary shared libraries inside chroot jails while allowing
> page cache sharing), this feature would break security.
..

No, that would still function exactly as it does today.
The alternate behaviour that is desired for non-chroot purposes
would be per-bind-mount, and would require a mount flag to activate.

Cheers
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