Re: [PATCH] llink(2) (was: Re: Adding linux_link(2) system call, second round)

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 09:31:11PM +0100, David Laight wrote:
 > > +  if (flags & FOLLOW)
 > > +          namei_simple_flags = NSM_FOLLOW_TRYEMULROOT;
 > > +  else
 > > +          namei_simple_flags =  NSM_NOFOLLOW_TRYEMULROOT;
 > > +
 > > +  error = namei_simple_user(path, namei_simple_flags, &vp);
 > 
 > Not withstanding dh's comment, why not pass in all the namei flags.
 > 
 > > +  error = namei_simple_user(path, flags, &vp);

Because I gimmicked up the flags for namei_simple specifically to
disallow that sort of thing :-)

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David A. Holland
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