linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] overlayfs: Pass O_LARGEFILE unconditionally in ovl_copy_up

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Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:26:38 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] overlayfs: Pass O_LARGEFILE unconditionally in ovl_copy_up_data()

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 4:18 PM, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
> Pass O_LARGEFILE unconditionally in ovl_copy_up_data() as it's purely for
> catching 32-bit userspace dealing with a file large enough that it'll be
> mishandled if the application isn't aware that there might be an integer
> overflow.  Inside the kernel, there shouldn't be any problems.

Folded into original patch with changelog added.

Thanks,
Miklos
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