Re: access(2) using effective uid instead of real one?

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nicolas Thery wrote:
> 1/ Pass this "effective vs real" flag to VOP_ACCESS (either in a_mode
> or as a new arg).

+1

> 2/ Adding a new VOP_FACCESSAT operation.

-1

> The more general question is: can we break the VOP API (assuming we
> change all in-tree clients)?

We can change the internal kernel APIs.

cheers
  simon

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