Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 May 2019 17:22:59 +0100 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4] uapi, vfs: Change the mount API UAPI [ver #2] |
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On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 12:52:04PM +0100, David Howells wrote: > > Hi Linus, Al, > > Here are some patches that make changes to the mount API UAPI and two of > them really need applying, before -rc1 - if they're going to be applied at > all.
I'm fine with 2--4, but I'm not convinced that cloexec-by-default crusade makes any sense. Could somebody give coherent arguments in favour of abandoning the existing conventions?
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