linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext2/3: check the acl's validity before setting

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Message-ID: <20140408153009.GB31558@thunk.org>
Date:	Tue, 8 Apr 2014 11:30:09 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	ZhangZhen <zhenzhang.zhang@...wei.com>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext2/3: check the acl's validity before setting

On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 10:04:09AM +0800, ZhangZhen wrote:
> Before setting the acl, call posix_acl_valid() to check if it is
> valid or not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: zhang zhen <zhenzhang.zhang@...wei.com>

As Christoph noted, this isn't needed since this check is done in the
VFS.

						- Ted
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