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authorEric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>2015-05-09 15:54:49 -0500
committerEric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>2015-07-01 10:36:37 -0500
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fs: Add helper functions for permanently empty directories.
To ensure it is safe to mount proc and sysfs I need to check if filesystems that are mounted on top of them are mounted on truly empty directories. Given that some directories can gain entries over time, knowing that a directory is empty right now is insufficient. Therefore add supporting infrastructure for permantently empty directories that proc and sysfs can use when they create mount points for filesystems and fs_fully_visible can use to test for permanently empty directories to ensure that nothing will be gained by mounting a fresh copy of proc or sysfs. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
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