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Re: Storing permissions

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PJPaul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Date
Apr 17, 2005, 05:32 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0504162138020.7211@ppc970.osdl.org>
Linus wrote:
> It might be ok to just change the "compare cache" check to only care
> about a few bits, though: S_IXUSR and S_IFDIR. And then ...

I think I agree. But since I am reluctant to take enough time to understand the code well enough to write this patch, I'll shut up now ;).

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Message 9 of 25 in “Storing permissions”
  1. Martin MaresApr 16, 2005
  2. Paul JacksonApr 16, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2005
  4. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  5. David A. WheelerApr 17, 2005
  6. Morten WelinderApr 17, 2005
  7. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsApr 17, 2005
  9. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  10. Linus TorvaldsApr 17, 2005
  11. David A. WheelerApr 17, 2005
  12. Paul JacksonApr 17, 2005
  13. Daniel BarkalowApr 17, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsApr 17, 2005
  15. David A. WheelerApr 17, 2005
  16. Symlinks [was Re: Storing permissions]Morten Welinder, Apr 17, 2005
  17. Zack BrownDec 7, 2005
  18. Andreas EricssonDec 7, 2005
  19. Zack BrownDec 7, 2005
  20. Petr BaudisDec 7, 2005
  21. Johannes SchindelinDec 7, 2005
  22. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2005
  23. Zack BrownDec 7, 2005
  24. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2005
  25. H. Peter AnvinDec 8, 2005

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