Re: [PATCH] overlayfs: copy up i_uid/i_gid from the underlying inode

[Miklos Szeredi]

Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 	After a long hiatus I have had time to look into the issues
> 	highlighted by the i_uid/i_gid requirements from the VFS.
> 	I have identified a number of places which definatly did need
> 	the ids copying up and those are reflected in the patch below.
> 	I am not 100% convinced I have hit all of the places this might
> 	be needed but it cirtainly helps with the issues I was seeing
> 	with link and YAMA (which given YAMA is now gaining the link
> 	constraints in mainline in v3.6 we will see more issues here).
> 	were seeing and identify the places where
>
> 	Please consider for overlayfs.

ovl_setattr() also needs this, I think.

Updated patch below.  Also pushed overlayfs.v14 with this patch to:

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs.git overlayfs.v14


Thanks,
Miklos
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