> > The anonymous inodes interface anon_inode_getfd() calls fd_install() > > for the newly created fd, which does not work for some use cases where > > the caller must do futher initialization before exposing the file to > > userspace. This is also probably not the safest interface, since the > > caller must be sure that it is OK if userspace closes the fd before > > anon_inode_getfd() even returns. > > I believe Al changed the interface to not give out inode* and file*, *and* > call fd_install() inside it. I'd slightly prefer Al version, although I > don't see any major problems in this one too.
Any pointer to that patch? A web search for "viro" and "anon_inode_getfd" doesn't turn up anything likely looking. - R. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
