linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC] 0/11 fanotify: fscking all notifiction and file access system (intended for antivirus scanning and file indexers)

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Message-ID: <20080926214847.GA9592@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:48:47 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, david@...g.hm, bunk@...nel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	malware-list@...ts.printk.net, hch@...radead.org,
	andi@...stfloor.org, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, arjan@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC] 0/11 fanotify: fscking all notifiction
	and file access system (intended for antivirus scanning and file
	indexers)

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:34:04PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > It all starts when 'something' registers a group.  Registering a group
> > is as simple as 'echo "open_grp 50 0x10" > /security/fanotify/register.
> 
> I thought the operation was usually called "mkdir" which also nicely
> deals with races and exclusion.

So does configfs.  Eric, why not use that instead, it sounds like it
will work here nicely.

thanks,

greg k-h
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