Re: [RFC PATCH v14 06/10] landlock: Add syscall implementation

From: Al Viro
Date: Tue Mar 17 2020 - 12:47:34 EST


On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 05:02:11PM +0100, Mickaël Salaün wrote:

> +static int get_path_from_fd(u64 fd, struct path *path)

> + /*
> + * Only allows O_PATH FD: enable to restrict ambiant (FS) accesses
> + * without requiring to open and risk leaking or misuing a FD. Accept
> + * removed, but still open directory (S_DEAD).
> + */
> + if (!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH) || !f.file->f_path.mnt ||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Could you explain what that one had been be about? The underlined
subexpression is always false; was that supposed to check some
condition and if so, which one?