linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Return EPERM not ECHILD on security_task

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Message-ID: <Line.LNX.4.64.0704231940560.5763@d.namei>
Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:43:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Return EPERM not ECHILD on security_task_wait failure

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Roland McGrath wrote:

> This patch makes do_wait return -EPERM instead of -ECHILD if some
> children were ruled out solely because security_task_wait failed.

What about using the return value from the security_task_wait hook (which 
should be -EACCES) ?


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