[Piglit] [PATCH] core: don't try to resolve the real path of the file

[Ilia Mirkin]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:17 AM, Ken Phillis Jr <kphillisjr at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Ilia Mirkin <imirkin at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> I may be showing signs of idiocy here, but... I don't at all
>> understand what you're saying. Could you elaborate as to the specific
>> example you have in mind where open(filename) differs from
>> open(os.path.realpath(filename))? The example that I have is where
>> "filename" is a fake symlink generated by the shell (or kernel, not
>> sure), and dereferencing it is harmful. That's why I've removed the
>> symlink dereference. In any other instance, open() would just follow
>> the symlink just like realpath would...
>>
>>   -ilia
>
> The resolving of the real path is to resolve problems with relative
> file paths and a system where the piglit's files and folders are read
> only.

Again... specific example, please :) I don't see how my change would
affect whether that works or not.