linux-kernel - Re: [AppArmor 37/41] AppArmor: Main Part

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Message-Id: <200704131048.17846.agruen@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:48:17 +0200
From:	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	jjohansen@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, chrisw@...s-sol.org
Subject: Re: [AppArmor 37/41] AppArmor: Main Part

On Thursday 12 April 2007 12:37, Alan Cox wrote:
> > +		if (PTR_ERR(sa->name) == -ENOENT && (check & AA_CHECK_FD))
> > +			denied_mask = 0;
>
> Now there is an interesting question. Is PTR_ERR() safe for kernel
> pointers on all platforms or just for user ones ?

It's used for kernel pointers all over the place and mmap also mixes user 
addresses with -Exxx, so it's definitely supposed to work. I'm not sure how 
exactly the topmost page is kept from getting mapped.

Andreas
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