linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH v4 26/69] sanitize handling of nd->last_type, kill LAST

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Date:   Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:37:05 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH v4 26/69] sanitize handling of nd->last_type, kill
 LAST_BIND

On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 06:29:05PM +0800, Hillf Danton wrote:

> > And make link_path_walk() _always_ assign ->last_type - in the only
> > case when the value at the entry might survive to the return that value
> > is always LAST_ROOT, inherited from path_init().  Move that assignment
> > from path_init() into the beginning of link_path_walk(), to consolidate
> > the things.
> > 
> If you agree that the move is not a huge change, drop it for the sake of
> init in order to close the time window of a random last_type.

What time window of a random last_type and what does "drop for the sake of
init" mean?  Confused...