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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b2beee7a733f..89a612e392eb 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2977,7 +2977,7 @@ static struct file *path_openat(int dfd, struct filename *pathname,
file->f_flags = op->open_flag;
- if (unlikely(file->f_flags & O_TMPFILE)) {
+ if (unlikely(file->f_flags & __O_TMPFILE)) {
error = do_tmpfile(dfd, pathname, nd, flags, op, file, &opened);
goto out;
}
@@ -3671,15 +3671,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(linkat, int, olddfd, const char __user *, oldname,
if ((flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW | AT_EMPTY_PATH)) != 0)
return -EINVAL;
/*
- * To use null names we require CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH
- * This ensures that not everyone will be able to create
- * handlink using the passed filedescriptor.
+ * Using empty names is equivalent to using AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW
+ * on /proc/self/fd/<fd>.
*/
- if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH) {
- if (!capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
- return -ENOENT;
+ if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
how = LOOKUP_EMPTY;
- }
if (flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW)
how |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;