>> How is linking back a file into the normal namespace anymore
>> a security hole as having it under /proc or keeping an fd to it
>> open?
> Imagine you want to delete my file, you are root.
> Before, you could rm it, then kill all my processes.
No you can't. Your processes may be in a tight loop making new links
for the file. The only safe solution is to kill the processes first,
then delete the file.
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