Re: Updated auth patch for 2.4.12

From: Chris Wright (chrisat_private)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 17:35:38 PDT

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    * richard offer (offerat_private) wrote:
    > 
    > 
    > * frm chrisat_private "10/11/2001 02:40:17 PM -0700" | sed '1,$s/^/* /'
    > *
    > ** richard offer (offerat_private) wrote:
    > *> 
    > *> 
    > *> Attached is the auth patch updated for 2.4.12 (there was one conflict in
    > *> fs/attr.c)
    > * 
    > * as stephen reminded me...DQUOT_TRANSFER needs to happen _after_
    > * successfully passing lsm hook, so your change to fs/attr.c isn't
    > * completely right ;-/
    > 
    > Should this mean that there should be a new hook that would allow for a
    > module to implement a quota migration decision ? It seems that its
    > currently basing its decision on uids/gids only.
    
    no, it isn't access control.  it's looking to see if uids/gids have
    changed (as part of the attribute change).  if they have, then you
    transfer quota info to new uid/gid so they get charged for file usage.
    the change looks fine, btw.
    
    -chris
    
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