Re: [PATCH v4 02/11] fs: Move __scm_install_fd() to __fd_install_received()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Jun 16 2020 - 01:48:38 EST


On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 05:29:41AM +0000, Sargun Dhillon wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 08:25:15PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > +/**
> > + * __fd_install_received() - Install received file into file descriptor table
> > + *
> > + * @fd: fd to install into (if negative, a new fd will be allocated)
> > + * @file: struct file that was received from another process
> > + * @ufd_required: true to use @ufd for writing fd number to userspace
> > + * @ufd: __user pointer to write new fd number to
> > + * @o_flags: the O_* flags to apply to the new fd entry
> Probably doesn't matter, but this function doesn't take the fd, or ufd_required
> argument in this patch.
>
> > + *
> > + * Installs a received file into the file descriptor table, with appropriate
> > + * checks and count updates. Optionally writes the fd number to userspace.
> ufd does not apppear options here.

Argh, yes, thanks. I think this was a fixup targeting the wrong commit.
I will adjust.

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Kees Cook