Re: [RFC/PATCH] revoke/frevoke system calls V2

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Aug 08 2006 - 09:53:07 EST


Ar Maw, 2006-08-08 am 12:57 +0000, ysgrifennodd Pavel Machek:
> > To use revoke() I must own the file
> > If I own the file I can make it a symlink to a pty/tty pair
> > I can revoke a pty/tty pair
>
> How can you symlink opened file?

I make a symlink before running the app which opens it. Or if the app
doesn't open it I pass the file handle of a pty/tty pair to it.

Alan

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