Re: [PATCH v3] vfs: new O_NODE open flag

[Miklos Szeredi]

On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Alan, you are just ignoring facts and trying to push revoke(2) which
> > in fact doesn't have much to do with this issue.  revoke(2) is about
> > *open devices*, O_NODE doesn't produce an open device.  Don't you
> > understand that?
> 
> That is *exactly* the problem, which is clearly what you are missing here.

I don't think so, but maybe I'm wrong.  Could you describe your attack
scenario in detail then, please?

Thanks,
Miklos
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