In case the file cannot be opened with O_NOATIME because of lack of capabilities, then clear O_NOATIME instead of failing.
Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <[email protected]> --- fs/overlayfs/file.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c index dc767034d37b..d6ac7ac66410 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c +++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c @@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file, err = inode_permission(realinode, MAY_OPEN | acc_mode); if (err) { realfile = ERR_PTR(err); - } else if (!inode_owner_or_capable(realinode)) { - realfile = ERR_PTR(-EPERM); } else { + if (!inode_owner_or_capable(realinode)) + flags &= ~O_NOATIME; + realfile = open_with_fake_path(&file->f_path, flags, realinode, current_cred()); } -- 2.26.2
