Re: linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with the overlayfs tree

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Jun 19 2018 - 04:40:48 EST


Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> /* These sb flags are internal to the kernel */
> #define MS_SUBMOUNT (1<<26)
> -#define MS_NOREMOTELOCK (1<<27)
> #define MS_NOSEC (1<<28)
> #define MS_BORN (1<<29)
> #define MS_ACTIVE (1<<30)

Ummm... Can MS_NOREMOTELOCK be removed? I know it's listed in the internal
flags section, but all of these have been exposed to userspace for over a
year. Ideally, I'd remove all of these from UAPI, but can anyone guarantee
that no pieces of userspace refer to them?

David