From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B19B7469831 for ; Fri, 9 Oct 2026 19:27:05 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1791574031; cv=none; b=Y9G2XYOongHJqz6EBswjLi9i1qLsYCl0+1VecEUmagI/PoogP1nlGxdXTSrUjrk6pYE6fUHtL1l01oREYETEKVYAbZWWJ0rDf8fvX86msKTxy1JOwPPEIVrN4NJj4nTDOjJALyn2Ov2ZH3rDGpYN23AS9JZCWH3wTVgb2AbXQxg= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1791574031; c=relaxed/simple; bh=jNuh7mXP0TAXeQaOVGoGjIQ8CYmjrN3KO1bhwoIFW0k=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=PHv/u2JhnCRdC6HZAR07TeCDY4UB+E9vBphzX84+kllbHw3201jiObMzCd7mf4HAJF2NQxsED35A2ITAiM/bSp6SHr7PHJmlM+F71uIeaV7PzTqIn3jzgbBMgGAp5vudcL98aUWb/edTJtKiYB4lr8cSYNr3gc4vBAfGJfwAgsU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=AnJHeTn3; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="AnJHeTn3" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 80EB81F000FF; Fri, 9 Oct 2026 19:27:03 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1791574024; bh=1WBPuzBiiSPTykI9UhhDz9dfHheD+4ES079Q5Iv4RpI=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=AnJHeTn3YBePk62nlIs0o7VEHm9o68mPD9nw2Nk7vm0FG6qwIl4hJJd9hYCA12bq2 TGlmL9L9sVsU3qx3oPpUzFQS/6qWeWOAQnnm9E6bQyK4U13I5woLWn0KrUHJGBGvwz 72DFl9irT6LynTATgO3GyEIJYBtXGwsvMVcPEPoaLn9NpXpZd1i77VtdOZW54LA7Aw 5rpjyD3ZYpk+nbVfbBFbxcAaFQ8jqqh2OT33f0To2ty5emWpyiZkHlRXgKS21SHCgW YnNZ6Ve8CE7e7zzS1uxKg4RjYDCHIjjR8d50cr2ZOB/25xhZes7TwNL8jyZrUkm/0m ehATygaf9dpiA== Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 21:27:00 +0200 From: Alejandro Colomar To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=BCnther?= Noack Cc: Miklos Szeredi , linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] man/man2/rename.2: Remove CAP_MKNOD remark about whiteout creation Message-ID: References: <20261009143656.4884-1-gnoack3000@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="mzdpbg7zwgaahrsp" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20261009143656.4884-1-gnoack3000@gmail.com> --mzdpbg7zwgaahrsp Content-Type: text/plain; protected-headers=v1; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Alejandro Colomar To: =?utf-8?Q?G=C3=BCnther?= Noack Cc: Miklos Szeredi , linux-man@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] man/man2/rename.2: Remove CAP_MKNOD remark about whiteout creation Message-ID: References: <20261009143656.4884-1-gnoack3000@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20261009143656.4884-1-gnoack3000@gmail.com> Hi G=C3=BCnther, > Date: 2026-10-09 16:36:56+0200 > From: G=C3=BCnther Noack > > Whiteout objects do not count as device files and do not require > CAP_MKNOD since linux.git a3c751a50fe6 (2020-05-14; "vfs: allow > unprivileged whiteout creation"). Thanks! I checked the referenced commit, and it seems correct. Reviewed-by: Alejandro Colomar (I'm not taking the patch yet, in case Miklos wants to comment, but I will take it eventually.) > Signed-off-by: G=C3=BCnther Noack You forgot to CC the list. :) Have a lovely night! Alex > --- > man/man2/rename.2 | 5 ----- > 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) >=20 > diff --git a/man/man2/rename.2 b/man/man2/rename.2 > index 14be6b20d3c9..7e5c02797230 100644 > --- a/man/man2/rename.2 > +++ b/man/man2/rename.2 > @@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ is ignored by the kernel's whiteout support code, > as of Linux 4.19, at least.) > .IP > .B RENAME_WHITEOUT > -requires the same privileges as creating a device node (i.e., the > -.B CAP_MKNOD > -capability). > -.IP > -.B RENAME_WHITEOUT > can't be employed together with > .BR RENAME_EXCHANGE . > .IP > --=20 > 2.56.0 >=20 --=20 --mzdpbg7zwgaahrsp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEES7Jt9u9GbmlWADAi64mZXMKQwqkFAmrJP/0ACgkQ64mZXMKQ wqmS/g/8C4TzjrGXAsW2DcGx6H9BjsJHyJQLSXLKd0jRgT6TqpP9JPwxpr7WiVvW xMgRwRzHzrQRyTajgDYoj+f7sLFHzbe0oPYYxYnP2tvscM4jYF5Yv97fUrGq/eQC mBgd2xqpwu8WdImAIYc9lx5+bUEBwv2llOdi7drjqPprZpSnSGDwi/4yo06pRLHr Zhc3kRTrAxKPc4qIUtv1xKG2tvfcgWaFPNwaHk/mkby69Vd6PnvmlcEnjra4HHDN 0yKjZS86Y7pHHcbYsAGE0159/RBpgqdVXwewgocFbknoqqu3lx0xdz8PFU4NUtVY 9Zuv8SDP0YXP1LrT9LFO+ez8f0JK5IqqSI9cu/64QhAP0uqsrk97YPnRjA7xSPLI bwANmk1Ncv746+ChqL9GddEFnGJV2H1Zf3fPl+hPgV6dsplpGIv8BQtlSMCd6KZO 8DNKRB7ugyfOGnwVXrj1pwV3U+GmPSuENkczc5X5KOvQ8eCLPd9AoB2PakwQFEiO eY3YneDHBxVdbaohpk8zKsZ88ZjAfsNK7td8HwmDzZuE5A3xAHoZD6d11LvMXgo/ pQU0zayHkfAOPcl3USDfmExrgVPLRke2P2MsS5NfPHT+oRjRJwCMVJKxJeOmtjCU MXbo1RUICRgBVabhqax0PZq9vLbk2+wkp/mx8GKfABxKsCAfwNQ= =ZnXX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mzdpbg7zwgaahrsp--