Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] fanotify: define struct members to hold response decision context

[Jan Kara]

On Fri 16-12-22 12:05:14, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:43 AM Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon 12-12-22 09:06:10, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > > This patch adds a flag, FAN_INFO and an extensible buffer to provide
> > > additional information about response decisions.  The buffer contains
> > > one or more headers defining the information type and the length of the
> > > following information.  The patch defines one additional information
> > > type, FAN_RESPONSE_INFO_AUDIT_RULE, to audit a rule number.  This will
> > > allow for the creation of other information types in the future if other
> > > users of the API identify different needs.
> > >
> > > Suggested-by: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2745105.e9J7NaK4W3@x2
> > > Suggested-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201001101219.GE17860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Thanks for the patches. They look very good to me. Just two nits below. I
> > can do the small updates on commit if there would be no other changes. But
> > I'd like to get some review from audit guys for patch 3/3 before I commit
> > this.
> 
> It's in my review queue, but it's a bit lower in the pile as my
> understanding is that the linux-next folks don't like to see new
> things in the next branches until after the merge window closes.

Sure, there's no hurry :). I just wanted to make it clear where the things
stand.

								Honza
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Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR