> Hello!
>
> > All existing paths which write to the pid/uid/euid fields are protected by
> > the BKL
>
> euid? Are you about current->xxx? You jest, you read it, not write.
>
I'm talking about writing f_owner fields, i.e:
filp->f_owner.pid = current->pid;
filp->f_owner.uid = current->uid;
filp->f_owner.euid = current->euid;
> Ergo, never use BKL. :-)
Well, do you think it's worth adding a spinlock for just one fcntl handler
and the SIOCSPGRP/FIOSETOWN ioctls?
- James
-- James Morris <jmorris@intercode.com.au>
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