Re: [PATCH] move IMMUTABLE|APPEND checks to notify_change()

On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 03:44:07PM +0400, Kirill Korotaev wrote:
> [PATCH] move IMMUTABLE|APPEND checks to notify_change()
> 
> This patch moves lots of IMMUTABLE and APPEND flag checks
> scattered all around to more logical place in notify_change().

NAK.  For example, you are allowed to do unames(file, NULL) on
any file you own or can write to, whether it's append-only or
not.  With your change that gets -EPERM.
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