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Message-Id: <20070504185721.3CB7C1800A0@magilla.sf.frob.com>
Date:	Fri,  4 May 2007 11:57:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@...r.sgi.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
Subject: Re: incoming

> Ah.  The patch affects security code, but it doesn't actually address any
> insecurity.  I didn't think it was needed for -stable?

I would not recommend it for -stable.  
It is an ABI change for the case of a security refusal.


Thanks,
Roland
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