> Op 16-04-2026 17:15 CEST schreef Christian Brauner <[email protected]>: > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 05:03:26PM +0200, Jori Koolstra wrote: > > > > If I recall correctly, Aleksa has suggested we might also want to add > > O_EMPTYPATH to openat() instead of only allowing this for openat2(). > > I am waiting to see what Christian thinks of this. > > We can do that, yes. For O_EMPTYPATH that is workable.
All right, then I'll update the patch this weekend. > > I don't mind too much if we leave OPENAT2_REGUALR in the 32-bit flag > space. It'll silently be ignored but the flag name should give it away. I would also prefer to have the bits separated. Although it is unlikely that we will add so many O_* that we will ever run out of space, it just seems cleaner, and at no cost. But it's not too important. Thanks, Jori.
