K 10
svn:author
V 5
peter
K 8
svn:date
V 27
1998-04-06T17:38:43.000000Z
K 7
svn:log
V 450
Implement a new open(2) flag: O_NOFOLLOW.  This will instruct open
to not follow symlinks, but to open a handle on the link itself(!).
As strange as this might sound, it has several useful applications
safe race-free ways of opening files in hostile areas (eg: /tmp, a mode
1777 /var/mail, etc).  It also would allow things like fchown() to work
on the link rather than having to implement a new syscall specifically for
that task.

Reviewed by: phk

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