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Subject: RFC: More functions allowed with O_PATH
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Since fsync(), fdatasync(), syncfs() work on an identifying descriptor,
and all work against a read-only file for example,
should any/all these functions work with a descriptor opened with O_PATH ?

thanks,
Pádraig.