linux-kernel - Re: [patch] honour MNT

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Date:	Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:17:40 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] honour MNT_NOEXEC for access()

Alan Cox wrote:
> I doubt anyone uses access() any more for anything but this doesn't seem
> to conflict with the POSIX spec.

Well, there are cases where access is used (libc, for instance, uses it
instead of an open for files which most likely don't exist since access
if faster than a failed open call).

The change itself is conceptually correct.  I haven't looked at the
technical details but it looks OK.

-- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖


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