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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:58:55 +0000
From:	Pádraig Brady <P@...igBrady.com>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Subject: RFC: More functions allowed with O_PATH

Since fsync(), fdatasync(), syncfs() work on an identifying descriptor,
and all work against a read-only file for example,
should any/all these functions work with a descriptor opened with O_PATH ?

thanks,
Pádraig.
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