Re: [RFC PATCH] fs: Add user_file_or_path_at and use it for truncate [LWN.net]

From:		Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>
To:		Al Viro <viro-AT-zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Subject:		Re: [RFC PATCH] fs: Add user_file_or_path_at and use it for truncate
Date:		Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:24:48 -0700
Message-ID:		<CA+55aFyt9sjezUQxqUzQ9ZeqVN-HkejTbtV48Edu8AY+66etfA@mail.gmail.com>
Cc:		Andy Lutomirski <luto-AT-amacapital.net>, Willy Tarreau <w-AT-1wt.eu>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-kernel.org>, "security-AT-kernel.org" <security-AT-kernel.org>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg-AT-redhat.com>, Linux FS Devel <linux-fsdevel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, Brad Spengler <spender-AT-grsecurity.net>
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Pseudo-related: I just reverted the flink() commit in my tree, so that
at least wrt that whole thing we'll be back to the original behavior,
broken or not. Clearly we're not done with this discussion, and the
patches flying around aren't appropriate for 3.11, so..

               Linus

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