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Message-ID: <CAHk-=whE42mFLi8CfNcdB6Jc40tXsG3sR+ThWAFihhBwfUbczA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:18:41 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:     Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>,
        Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...hat.com>,
        Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>,
        Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        Lennart Poettering <lennart@...ttering.net>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>,
        LSM <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: file metadata via fs API (was: [GIT PULL] Filesystem Information)

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 1:56 PM Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> wrote:
>
> So that's where O_ALT comes in.   If the application is consenting,
> then that should prevent exploits.   Or?

If the application is consenting AND GETS IT RIGHT it should prevent exploits.

But that's a big deal.

Why not just do it the way I suggested? Then you don't have any of these issues.

              Linus

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