linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/10] Task Containers(V11): Add tasks file interface

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:25:41 -0700
From:	"Paul Menage" <menage@...gle.com>
To:	"James Morris" <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dev@...ru, xemul@...ru,
	serue@...ibm.com, vatsa@...ibm.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	haveblue@...ibm.com, svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, balbir@...ibm.com,
	pj@....com, ckrm-tech@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rohitseth@...gle.com,
	mbligh@...gle.com, containers@...ts.osdl.org, devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/10] Task Containers(V11): Add tasks file interface

On 7/20/07, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:
> > +             if ((current->euid) && (current->euid != tsk->uid)
> > +                 && (current->euid != tsk->suid)) {
> > +                     put_task_struct(tsk);
> > +                     return -EACCES;
>
> I wonder if we should allow CAP_SYS_ADMIN to do this, too.
>

Yes, I ought to replace "current->euid" with "capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)".

Thanks,

Paul
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