> > Btw, may_open() doesn't do mnt_want_write() around the truncation if > > file is opened with O_TRUNC | O_RDONLY. > > What's the path to may_open() in that case? open_namei() should wrap > all callers other than nfs, and it does: > > /* O_TRUNC implies we need access checks for write permissions */ > if (flag & O_TRUNC) > acc_mode |= MAY_WRITE; > > Which should trigger the may_open() code.
Ah, I missed that. Thanks, Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
