Hi!
> > > > Could we get root-only fuse in, please?
> > >
> > > chmod u-s /usr/bin/fusermount
> >
> > :-)))). I meant merging patches that are not controversial into
> > mainline. AFAICT only controversial pieces are "make it safe for
> > non-root users"...
>
> This is the controversial part in all it's glory:
>
> if (!(fc->flags & FUSE_ALLOW_OTHER) && current->fsuid != fc->user_id)
> return -EACCES;
>
> Leaving it out would gain us what exactly?
Well, if it brings us ugly semantics, keeping those two lines out for
a while can help merge a lot...
Pavel
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