The curious case of O_DIRECTORY|O_CREAT
The curious case of O_DIRECTORY|O_CREAT
Posted Mar 28, 2023 18:35 UTC (Tue) by zev (subscriber, #88455)In reply to: The curious case of O_DIRECTORY|O_CREAT by NYKevin
Parent article: The curious case of O_DIRECTORY|O_CREAT
> One newly-created directory is just as good as another, right?
Not if they have different metadata (permissions or ownership, which could arise with multiple processes accessing /tmp, say). Also, is there any guarantee B even left it empty and didn't also start populating it with things that would conflict with A's plans for it?
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