From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758067AbYEESwU (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 May 2008 14:52:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1765984AbYEESvR (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 May 2008 14:51:17 -0400 Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info ([217.160.22.205]:39912 "EHLO s15216962.onlinehome-server.info" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1765977AbYEESvQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 May 2008 14:51:16 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 20:50:13 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: linux kernel list Subject: Re: VFS + path walktrough Message-ID: <20080505185013.GH32019@nibiru.local> Reply-To: weigelt@metux.de References: <20080505124041.GB32019@nibiru.local> <20080505130623.GC32019@nibiru.local> <20080505131307.GM5882@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20080505134315.GF32019@nibiru.local> <20080505153501.GN5882@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20080505171425.GO5882@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20080505174048.GP5882@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Miklos Szeredi wrote: > You're right. It doesn't sound too good, although it all depends > on the how permission checking is done. If it's done in the server, > then neither the mode nor the ownership is needed for lookup. It really should be done in the server. But this adds another issue (no idea if the current 9p driver already handles this): We need one link for each user accessing the filesystem. cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------