linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Please pull NFS client updates for 4.21

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=whVxZ54i9uhXkWoaP+K1y4wu0J5z7d_mZ=-Zcpi5UhZww@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Jan 2019 12:53:00 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Trond Myklebust <trondmy@...merspace.com>
Cc:     "Anna.Schumaker@...app.com" <Anna.Schumaker@...app.com>,
        "neilb@...e.com" <neilb@...e.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Please pull NFS client updates for 4.21

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 10:10 PM Trond Myklebust <trondmy@...merspace.com> wrote:
>
> The values being compared are in cred_fscmp() are all of type kuid_t or
> kgid_t so that means they have already been mapped from the user
> namespace into the kernel uid/gid space.

Ok, "everything happens in init_ns" is I guess a very valid argument.

It might be good to perhaps show that in the name (and maybe even a
comment), but as long as it's only really used for nfs I guess it
isn't a big deal.

Thanks,

             Linus