Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] vfs: add O_EMPTYPATH to openat(2)/openat2(2)

[Christian Brauner]

On Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:46:02 +0200, Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> To get an operable version of an O_PATH file descriptor, it is possible
> to use openat(fd, ".", O_DIRECTORY) for directories, but other files
> currently require going through open("/proc/<pid>/fd/<nr>"), which
> depends on a functioning procfs.
> 
> This patch adds the O_EMPTYPATH flag to openat(2)/openat2(2). If passed,
> LOOKUP_EMPTY is set at path resolution time.
> 
> [...]

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>