Re: [PATCH] vfs: transitive upgrade restrictions for fds

[Jori Koolstra]

> Op 24-03-2026 15:37 CET schreef Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> Any chance to get a test for this as well to know if this keeps working
> (or works at all)?
> 

I do have some tests, can shape them up a bit so that they may go in selftest
(if this fd stuff goes through). How should I do this? Send all as a v2, or
inline it as a response here?

> >  /*
> >   * Helper to directly jump to a known parsed path from ->get_link,
> >   * caller must have taken a reference to path beforehand.
> >   */
> > -int nd_jump_link(const struct path *path)
> > +int nd_jump_link_how(const struct path *path, const struct jump_how how)
> 
> Shouldn't that be "const struct jump_how *how"?
> 
> Or do you really want to pass this structure on the stack?
> 

I save a pointer indirection, and jump_how is right now just an int. That was
at least my reasoning here.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Thanks,
Jori.