linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 05/13] seccomp_filter: Document what seccomp

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Date:	Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:20:38 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Chris Evans <scarybeasts@...il.com>
cc:	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, djm@...drot.org,
	segoon@...nwall.com, kees.cook@...onical.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, fweisbec@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 05/13] seccomp_filter: Document what seccomp_filter
 is and how it works.

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011, Chris Evans wrote:

> With patches like these, there can be the concern: will anyone actually use
> it??

It's likely to be used by kvm/qemu to help protect against vm break-outs.

-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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