linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-cachefs] [PATCH] cachefiles: Allow the cache to be non-root

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Date:   Sat, 20 May 2023 10:07:40 +0800
From:   Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, linux-cachefs@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-cachefs] [PATCH] cachefiles: Allow the cache to be
 non-root



On 2023/5/20 10:21, David Howells wrote:
>      
> Set mode 0600 on files in the cache so that cachefilesd can run as an
> unprivileged user rather than leaving the files all with 0.  Directories
> are already set to 0700.
> 
> Userspace then needs to set the uid and gid before issuing the "bind"
> command and the cache must've been chown'd to those IDs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> cc: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
> cc: linux-cachefs@...hat.com
> cc: linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org
> cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org

It seems useful on our side as well and safe:

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...ux.alibaba.com>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang