linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] devcoredump: provide a one-way disable function

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Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:36:25 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartmann <gregkh@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devcoredump: provide a one-way disable function

On Thu, 2014-11-13 at 13:56 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:

> > +       /*
> > +        * This essentially makes the attribute write-once, since you can't
> > +        * go back to not having it disabled. This is intentional, it serves
> > +        * as a system lockdown feature.
> > +        */
> > +       if (tmp != 1)
> > +               return -EINVAL;
> 
> Just a nit, but writing "0" is valid if devcd_disabled = false?

I thought about that too, but what would the point be? The only
operation you ever can/want to do is writing "1" to it to disable the
framework.

johannes

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