linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] fs: Implement close-on-fork

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Date:   Fri, 1 May 2020 08:23:42 -0700
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     "Karstens, Nate" <Nate.Karstens@...min.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org" <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "sparclinux@...r.kernel.org" <sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] fs: Implement close-on-fork

On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 02:45:16PM +0000, Karstens, Nate wrote:
> Others -- I will respond to feedback outside of implementation details in a separate message.

FWIW, I'm opposed to the entire feature.  Improving the implementation
will not change that.