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Authored by trasz on Nov 15 2019, 4:31 PM.
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Make linux(4) open(2)/openat(2) return ELOOP instead of EMLINK
with O_NOFOLLOW. This fixes an LTP testcase openat02:5.

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trasz retitled this revision from linux(4): return ELOOP instead of EMLINKS to linux(4): return ELOOP instead of EMLINK.
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Is there a short name/identifier for the LTP testcase that reported this? We could add a reference to it in a comment.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 15 2019, 4:34 PM

Sure, it's openat02:5. I'll add it to the commit.

Ok - I think you could add it in the src but either way, fine.