linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH v7 05/18] fsnotify: introduce pre-content permission events

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Message-ID: <20241113-beraten-ausformuliert-a2ddcc576d64@brauner>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:10:15 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>, 
	Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>, kernel-team@...com, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz, 
	linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, 
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 05/18] fsnotify: introduce pre-content permission
 events

On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 03:48:10PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 at 15:06, Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am fine not optimizing out the legacy FS_ACCESS_PERM event
> > and just making sure not to add new bad code, if that is what you prefer
> > and I also am fine with using two FMODE_ flags if that is prefered.
> 
> So iirc we do have a handful of FMODE flags left. Not many, but I do
> think a new one would be fine.

I freed up five bits and commented which bits are available in
include/linux/fs.h.