linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] overlayfs updates for 6.13

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wiWYnr+V1-RbgvxkuD6uSQUJWGuounVMXThyH8jJ49c2w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:18:52 -0800
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@...il.com>, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, 
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] overlayfs updates for 6.13

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 22:14, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 10:09:04PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> >  (a) add a new "dup_cred()" helper
> >
> >     /* Get the cred without clearing the 'non_rcu' flag */
> >     const struct cred *dup_cred(const struct cred *cred)
> >     { get_new_cred((struct cred *)cred); return cred; }
>
> Umm...  Something like hold_cred() might be better - dup usually
> implies copying an object...

Ack. "dup" is clearly a horrible name, and I'm ashamed and properly chastised.

               Linus