Re: [PATCH v20 1/6] exec: Add a new AT_CHECK flag to execveat(2)

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Sat Oct 12 2024 - 23:04:31 EST


On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 08:44:17PM +0200, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> Add a new AT_CHECK flag to execveat(2) to check if a file would be

Apologies for both bikeshedding and missing earlier discussions.

But AT_CHECK sounds quite generic. How about AT_EXEC_CHECK, or
AT_CHECK_EXEC_CREDS? (I would suggest just AT_CHECK_CREDS since
it's for use in execveat(2), but as it's an AT_ flag, it's
probably worth being more precise).