The security.* xattrs are ignored for xattr files, so don't create them. Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney --- fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c +++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c @@ -55,8 +55,16 @@ int reiserfs_security_init(struct inode struct reiserfs_security_handle *sec) { int blocks = 0; - int error = security_inode_init_security(inode, dir, &sec->name, - &sec->value, &sec->length); + int error; + + sec->name = NULL; + + /* Don't add selinux attributes on xattrs - they'll never get used */ + if (IS_PRIVATE(dir)) + return 0; + + error = security_inode_init_security(inode, dir, &sec->name, + &sec->value, &sec->length); if (error) { if (error == -EOPNOTSUPP) error = 0; -- 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/