linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v2 e2fsprogs] subst: use 0644 perms

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Message-ID: <20150929142857.GB2989@thunk.org>
Date:	Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:28:57 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 e2fsprogs] subst: use 0644 perms

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 09:14:38PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> When running on NFS, opening files with 0444 perms for writing can
> sometimes fail.  Delay the permission update until the end (which
> restores behavior to pre-commit 2873927d15ffb9ee9ed0e2700791a0e5).
> 
> URL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/550986
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>

I've already applied my version of the patch which uses fchmod instead
of chmod (to avoid static Code Analysis systems from complaining).

Cheers,

   	     	   	       			- Ted
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