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Date:	Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:52:01 -0700
From:	Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] VFS: document what MAY_ACCESS means

Since this is a documentation patch, here are some nits.

> +/*
> + * The vfs MAY_ACCESS flag really means that we might not use the object
> + * immediately (consider chdir which might not actually use the new dir).
> + * Thus permissions must be checked mmediately rather than relying on later
                                       ^ immediately
> + * checks during the actual user of the object in question.  This is an
                               ^ use
> + * internal flag and should not come from userspace.
> + */
>  #define MAY_ACCESS 16
>  #define MAY_OPEN 32

-- 
Nicholas Miell <nmiell@...cast.net>

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