Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 22 Mar 2015 11:48:20 +0100 | From | Lino Sanfilippo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1 linux-next] fanotify: fix a lock in fanotify_should_send_event() |
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On 22.03.2015 10:46, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> Let's hope it only breaks ltp tests and no _real_ userland stuff > (search systems ...) > > Regards, > Fabian >
Hi Fabian,
yes, that worries me too. I know that there have been discussions on lkml in which it was made clear that userspace breakage is frowned upon. And it is obvious, that the latest changes concerning the handling of FAN_ONDIR are also visible to userspace. But since the concerning patches have been accepted I think it is ok. I could be wrong though.
Maybe someone with a deeper knowledge of kernel policy/guidelines could comment on this?
Regards, Lino
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