Messages in this thread | | | From | (David Wagner) | Subject | Re: [PATCH] new syscall: flink | Date | 11 Apr 2003 01:02:30 GMT |
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Clayton Weaver wrote: >One other thing: why O_CANLINK (suggested flag >to open) instead of O_NOLINK?
Because O_CANLINK fails secure; O_NOLINK fails open. When security is on the line, you really want a fail-safe solution.
And the failure mode of forgetting to specify an O_NOLINK flag where it should have been specified is going to be a common one. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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