Re: [PATCH] fs: O_* bit numbers uniqueness check

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 02:55:26PM +0800, Wu Fengguang wrote:
> The O_* bit numbers are defined in 20+ arch/*, and hence can silently
> overlap. Add a boot time check to ensure the uniqueness as suggested
> by David Miller.

The right fix is to stop overlyaing the FMODE_ flags into the O_
namespace.  Al has been working towards this.

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