On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 09:05:14AM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote: > You are relying on the directory tree remaining stable for your > traversal of the parent links until you find the "capability" or reach > the root. If the directory tree changes between the link_path_walk > traversal and your hook's traversal, then you may have faulty results. > Yes? I see what you mean. Mind you, the directory tree can also change *during* link_path_walk since the lock on the dcache is not held during all of it. This doesn't stop us from looking up paths. Charles _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-moduleat_private http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module
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