linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] move IMMUTABLE|APPEND checks to notify

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Date:	Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:07:28 +0400
From:	Kirill Korotaev <dev@...ru>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mishin Dmitry <dim@...nvz.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move IMMUTABLE|APPEND checks to notify_change()

>>[PATCH] move IMMUTABLE|APPEND checks to notify_change()
>>
>>This patch moves lots of IMMUTABLE and APPEND flag checks
>>scattered all around to more logical place in notify_change().
> 
>  
> NAK.  For example, you are allowed to do unames(file, NULL) on
> any file you own or can write to, whether it's append-only or
> not.  With your change that gets -EPERM.

Al, will you ACK the patch allowing to set current times in notify_change() for
APPEND files?

However, I'd like to see an explanation on dim@'s question why semantics
are different and current time is allowed to be set, while arbitrary time is not.

Kirill

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