Re: [PATCH 3/6] fhandle: do_handle_open() should get FD with user flags

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On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 11:17:26AM +0200, Amir Goldstein wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM Thomas Bertschinger
> > <tahbertschinger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > In f07c7cc4684a, do_handle_open() was switched to use the automatic
> > > cleanup method for getting a FD. In that change it was also switched
> > > to pass O_CLOEXEC unconditionally to get_unused_fd_flags() instead
> > > of passing the user-specified flags.
> > >
> > > I don't see anything in that commit description that indicates this was
> > > intentional, so I am assuming it was an oversight.
> > >
> > > With this fix, the FD will again be opened with, or without, O_CLOEXEC
> > > according to what the user requested.
> > >
> > > Fixes: f07c7cc4684a ("fhandle: simplify error handling")
> > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Bertschinger <tahbertschinger@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This patch does not seem to be conflicting with earlier patches in the series
> > but it is still preferred to start the series with the backportable fix patch.
> >
> > Fee free to add:
> > Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I'm kinda tempted to last let it slide because I think that's how it
> should actually be... But ofc, we'll fix.

You mean forcing O_CLOEXEC. right?
Not ignoring the rest of O_ flags...

Thanks,
Amir.





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