[OpenAFS-devel] setgroups() fails to change pag under linux 2.6
Derrick J Brashear
shadow@dementia.org
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:11:50 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 21 Jul 2006, David Thompson wrote:
> I'm also concerned about your last statement, and how I validate
> pag-non-rollover in a verifiable manner. My guess is that most admins simply
> ignore it and hand-wave "Oh, that will never happen." We need stronger
> guarantees. Actually checking the current pag count from time to time
> requires very detailed knowledge of how the pag is represented in the groups,
> and is something that the solution we're using doesn't require.
I bet you'd complain if we panic'd or simply didn't return; What other
options are there?