Re: NFS client code in 2.2/2.3/2.4

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:56:56 +0100 (BST)


> Will the NFS client changes from the -ac* patches be merged into the
> 2.2 and 2.3 kernels? I'm asking because the NFS code in the stock 2.2
> and 2.3 kernels has a problem with file permission checking that is
> solved in the ac patches. The problem has to do with setuid programs,
> and is easily demonstrated by issuing the following commands in an
> NFS-mounted directory:

Some of it is too untidy, but the file permissions stuff ought to hit 2.3.x
because its a real bug

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