[PATCH 2/2] VFS: Reorder vfs_getxattr to avoid unnecessary calls to the LSM

Originally vfs_getxattr would pull the security xattr variable using the inode getxattr handle and then proceed to clobber it with a subsequent call to the LSM. This patch reorders the two operations such that when the xattr requested is in the security namespace it first attempts to grab the

Re: [PATCH 2/2] VFS: Reorder vfs_getxattr to avoid unnecessary calls to the LSM

Quoting David P. Quigley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Originally vfs_getxattr would pull the security xattr variable using the inode getxattr handle and then proceed to clobber it with a subsequent call to the LSM. This patch reorders the two operations such that when the xattr requested is in the

Re: [PATCH 2/2] VFS: Reorder vfs_getxattr to avoid unnecessary calls to the LSM

Quoting James Morris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, David P. Quigley wrote: Originally vfs_getxattr would pull the security xattr variable using the inode getxattr handle and then proceed to clobber it with a subsequent call to the LSM. This patch reorders the two operations