linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/20] sysfs: Simplify sysfs_chmod

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Message-ID: <4A14F7F2.8010502@kernel.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 May 2009 15:42:58 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/20] sysfs: Simplify sysfs_chmod_file semantics

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> Currently every caller of sysfs_chmod_file happens at either
> file creation time to set a non-default mode or in response
> to a specific user requested space change in policy.  Making
> timestamps of when the chmod happens and notification of
> a file changing mode uninteresting.
> 
> Remove the unnecessary time stamp and filesystem change
> notification, and removes the last of the explicit inotify
> and donitfy support from sysfs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>

If Greg is okay with this,

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

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tejun
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