linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 1/7] init_file(): only take writes on normal files

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Date:	Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:34:39 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	miklos@...redi.hu, hch@...radead.org,
	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 1/7] init_file(): only take writes on normal files



---

 lxc-dave/fs/file_table.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN fs/file_table.c~init_file-only-take-writes-on-normal-files fs/file_table.c
--- lxc/fs/file_table.c~init_file-only-take-writes-on-normal-files	2007-10-04 13:01:59.000000000 -0700
+++ lxc-dave/fs/file_table.c	2007-10-04 13:03:03.000000000 -0700
@@ -199,7 +199,12 @@ int init_file(struct file *file, struct 
 	file->f_mapping = dentry->d_inode->i_mapping;
 	file->f_mode = mode;
 	file->f_op = fop;
-	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
+	/*
+	 * These mounts don't really matter in practice
+	 * for r/o bind mounts.  They aren't userspace-
+	 * visible.  We do this for consistency.
+	 */
+	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !special_file(dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
 		file->f_mnt_write_state = FILE_MNT_WRITE_TAKEN;
 		error = mnt_want_write(mnt);
 		WARN_ON(error);
_
-
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