linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH =-v3 04/21] fsnotify: sys_execve and sys

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Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:49:21 -0500
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, malware-list@...ts.printk.net,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	arjan@...radead.org, greg@...ah.com, tytso@....edu,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH =-v3 04/21] fsnotify: sys_execve and sys_uselib do not
	call into fsnotify

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:10:47AM -0500, Eric Paris wrote:
> sys_execve and sys_uselib do not call into fsnotify so inotify, dnotify,
> and importantly to me fanotify do not see opens on things which are going
> to be exectued.  Create a generic fsnotify hook for these paths.

This should be submitted as a bugfix on it's own to the current
codebase.
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