linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] Cache xattr security drop check for write v2

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Date:	Tue, 31 May 2011 21:21:35 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, chris.mason@...cle.com,
	josef@...hat.com, agruen@...bit.com,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Cache xattr security drop check for write v2

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:18:34PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 09:07:50PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 07:42:26PM +0100, Steven Whitehouse wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes, it should test for xattr too,
> > 
> > Frankly, I suspect that the sanest way to handle that is this:
> > 	* new superblock flag - MS_NOSEC
> > 	* S_NOSEC is never set unless we have MS_NOSEC
> > 	* mount_bdev() sets it before calling fill_super callback.
> > 	* ocfs2 and fuse *clear* it in their fill_super
> 
> gfs2 needs to clear it too (unless Steven's updated patch goes in too)
> Steven?

gfs2 doesn't use mount_bdev(), so there's nothing that would set it (we
never pass it set in flags - mount(2) clears all but user-settable bits).
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