Re: [PATCH v8 07/12] fs/kernfs/symlink.c: replace S_IRWXUGO with 0777 on kernfs_create_link()
Kees Cook <[email protected]>
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| Message-ID | <202110051259.8DE82F3@keescook> |
On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 09:38:00AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote: > If one ends up extending this line checkpatch will complain about the > use of S_IRWXUGO suggesting it is not preferred and that 0777 > should be used instead. Take the tip from checkpatch and do that > change before we do our subsequent changes. > > This makes no functional changes. > > Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> > --- > fs/kernfs/symlink.c | 3 +-- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c > index c8f8e41b8411..19a6c71c6ff5 100644 > --- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c > +++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c > @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent, > gid = target->iattr->ia_gid; > } > > - kn = kernfs_new_node(parent, name, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO, uid, gid, > - KERNFS_LINK); > + kn = kernfs_new_node(parent, name, S_IFLNK|0777, uid, gid, KERNFS_LINK); > if (!kn) > return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); > > -- > 2.30.2 > -- Kees Cook