linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/8] Simplify exec_permission

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.0909080818310.11493@tundra.namei.org>
Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:18:52 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Filesystem Mailing List <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] Simplify exec_permission_lite(), part 3

On Mon, 7 Sep 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> The generic inode_permission() code does things like checking MAY_WRITE
> and devcgroup_inode_permission(), neither of which are relevant for the
> light pathname walk permission checks (we always do just MAY_EXEC, and
> the inode is never a special device).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>

Reviewed-by: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>

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