linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: make all new mount api fds cloexec by default

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Date:   Wed, 08 May 2019 15:05:43 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: make all new mount api fds cloexec by default

Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io> wrote:

> -	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags & O_CLOEXEC);
> +	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags | O_CLOEXEC);

That'll break if there are any flags other than O_CLOEXEC.

> -	ret = get_unused_fd_flags((flags & FSMOUNT_CLOEXEC) ? O_CLOEXEC : 0);
> +	ret = get_unused_fd_flags(flags | O_CLOEXEC);

That'll break because flags is not compatible with what get_unused_fd_flags()
is expecting.

David