Re: [PATCH] fuse: skip lookup during atomic_open() when O_CREAT is set

[Miklos Szeredi]

On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 16:19, Horst Birthelmer <horst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have been looking at that code lately a lot since I was planning to
> replace it with a compound.
> I'm not entirely convinced that your proposal is the right direction.
> I would involve O_EXCL as well, since that lookup could actually
> help in that case.
>
> Take a look at what Miklos wrote here:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/CAJfpegsDxsMsyfP4a_5H1q91xFtwcEdu9-WBnzWKwjUSrPNdmw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Bernd had actual patches, that got sidetracked unfortunately:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231023183035.11035-1-bschubert@xxxxxxx/

Thanks,
Miklos