Re: [PATCH RESEND v11 0/8] proc: modernize proc to support multiple private instances

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Thu Apr 09 2020 - 09:03:39 EST


Alexey Gladkov <gladkov.alexey@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Preface:
> --------
> This is patchset v11 to modernize procfs and make it able to support multiple
> private instances per the same pid namespace.
>
> This patchset can be applied on top of:
>
> git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace.git
> 4b871ce26ab2



Why the resend?

Nothing happens until the merge window closes with the release of -rc1
(almost certainly on this coming Sunday). I goofed and did not act on
this faster, and so it is my fault this did not make it into linux-next
before the merge window. But I am not going to rush this forward.



You also ignored my review and have not even descibed why it is safe
to change the type of a filesystem parameter.

- fsparam_u32("hidepid", Opt_hidepid),
+ fsparam_string("hidepid", Opt_hidepid),


Especially in light of people using fsconfig(fd, FSCONFIG_SET_...);

All I need is someone to point out that fsparam_u32 does not use
FSCONFIG_SET_BINARY, but FSCONFIG_SET_STRING.



My apologies for being grumpy but this feels like you are asking me to
go faster when it is totally inappropriate to do so, while busily
ignoring my feedback.

I think this should happen. But I can't do anything until after -rc1.

Eric