> > Given the existence of shared subtrees allowing/denying this at the > > mount > > namespace level is silly and wrong. > > > > If we need more than just the filesystem permission checks can we > > make it a mount flag settable with mount and remount that allows > > non-privileged users the ability to create mount points under it > > in directories they have full read/write access to. > > Also for bind-mount and remount operations the flag has to be propagated > down its propagation tree. Otherwise a unpriviledged mount in a shared > mount wont get reflected in its peers and slaves, leading to unidentical > shared-subtrees.
That's an interesting question. Do we want shared mounts to be totally identical, including mnt_flags? It doesn't look as if do_remount() guarantees that currently. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
