linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/16] fs/backing-file: Convert to cred

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Message-ID: <874j76lwm9.fsf@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:58:38 -0700
From: Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>
To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc: brauner@...nel.org, amir73il@...il.com, hu1.chen@...el.com,
 malini.bhandaru@...el.com, tim.c.chen@...el.com, mikko.ylinen@...el.com,
 linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/16] fs/backing-file: Convert to cred_guard()

Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> writes:

> On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 at 03:25, Vinicius Costa Gomes
> <vinicius.gomes@...el.com> wrote:
>>
>> Replace the override_creds_light()/revert_creds_light() pairs of
>> operations to cred_guard().
>
> I'd note here, that in some cases the revert will happen later than
> previously, but (hopefully) you have verified that in these cases it
> won't make a difference.
>

Will add this note to the commit message.

> Thanks,
> Miklos


Cheers,
-- 
Vinicius