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vfs: make O_PATH file descriptors usable for 'fchdir()'
authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Sat, 7 Jul 2012 17:17:00 +0000 (10:17 -0700)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:47:49 +0000 (08:47 -0700)
commita2f2aa2f0c648d1dc22cf9ef4990cfc0b721add8
treece2dc37e8a5967d545550d6aff9fb0965ee894ef
parentc148a3eb63d97d2956a906ebed2def889d07eb21
vfs: make O_PATH file descriptors usable for 'fchdir()'

commit 332a2e1244bd08b9e3ecd378028513396a004a24 upstream.

We already use them for openat() and friends, but fchdir() also wants to
be able to use O_PATH file descriptors.  This should make it comparable
to the O_SEARCH of Solaris.  In particular, O_PATH allows you to access
(not-quite-open) a directory you don't have read persmission to, only
execute permission.

Noticed during development of multithread support for ksh93.

Reported-by: ольга крыжановская <olga.kryzhanovska@gmail.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
fs/open.c