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Date:	Wed, 3 Feb 2016 02:12:55 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
	Simon McVittie <simon.mcvittie@...labora.co.uk>,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	???????? ?????????????????? <socketpair@...il.com>,
	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] unix: properly account for FDs passed over unix
 sockets

On 03.02.2016 01:57, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
> On 02.02.2016 23:11, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> But I'm OK with that patch as is if you prefer it that way (maybe you
>> want
>> to use the cred to then test for root separately etc, out maybe there
>> already was done use of cred as cred that I just missed when reading the
>> patch on my phone..)
>
> I don't see any reason to switch over to struct user_struct. I tested a
> patch and will send it out soon.

I meant that there is no reason not to switch over to struct 
user_struct. Patch is send out.

Thanks for looking into this!

Hannes

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