linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vfs: fix IMA lockdep circular locking dependency

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Date:	Wed, 16 May 2012 01:42:51 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vfs: fix IMA lockdep circular locking dependency

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 05:37:46PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> It also makes security_mmap_addr() always call the standard capability
> check (*after* having called the security model version), so the
> security model no longer needs to care. All of them did seem to do so.
> 
> And again: this is totally untested. I'm not committing this, it's
> more of a "hey, I tried it out, might as well send it out for
> comments" thing.

Er...  Looks like you forgot to actually put the patch in there ;-)
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