Set the LOOKUP_CONTINUE flag when checking parent permissions. This allows permission functions to tell between parent and leaf checks. Signed-off-by: Andreas Gruenbacher Signed-off-by: John Johansen --- fs/namei.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) --- a/fs/namei.c +++ b/fs/namei.c @@ -1511,6 +1511,8 @@ static inline int may_create(struct inod return -EEXIST; if (IS_DEADDIR(dir)) return -ENOENT; + if (nd) + nd->flags |= LOOKUP_CONTINUE; return permission(dir,MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC, nd); } -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/