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SubjectRe: [PATCHv3 xfstests 2/3] generic: test openat and new O_BENEATH flag
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On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 02:00:11PM +0000, David Drysdale wrote:
>> Test basic openat(2) behaviour.
>>
>> Test that if O_BENEATH flag is set, openat() will only
>> open paths that have no .. component and do not start
>> with /. Symlinks are also checked for the same restrictions.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Drysdale <drysdale@google.com>
>> ---
>> .gitignore | 1 +
>> common/openat | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> src/Makefile | 3 +-
>> src/openat.c | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> This strikes me as something that shoul dbe added to xfs_io for
> testing, as it already supports a heap of other open flags and
> xfstests is already dependent on it.

While I don't see a problem adding this to xfs_io, I'd still like to
see this test live in the kernel tree too. Having it in the same
source means more testing, IMO.

-Kees

--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security


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