linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] vfs: Define new syscall umask2 [formerly getumask]

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Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:09:38 +1000
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	"Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] vfs: Define new syscall umask2 [formerly
 getumask]

Hi Richard,

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:05:33 +0100 "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> It's not possible to read the process umask without also modifying it,
> which is what umask(2) does.  A library cannot read umask safely,
> especially if the main program might be multithreaded.

I was wondering if you really need to read the umask, or would just a
"ignore umask" flag to open{,at} do what you want?

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell