[RFC PATCH v3 34/59] do_open_execat(): don't care about LOOKUP_EMPTY

From: Al Viro

Date: Mon Dec 15 2025 - 22:54:51 EST


do_file_open() doesn't.

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/exec.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 68986dca9b9d..902561a878ff 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -777,8 +777,6 @@ static struct file *do_open_execat(int fd, struct filename *name, int flags)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
open_exec_flags.lookup_flags &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
- if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
- open_exec_flags.lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;

file = do_file_open(fd, name, &open_exec_flags);
if (IS_ERR(file))
--
2.47.3