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Message-ID: <9072.1190389216@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:40:16 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	casey@...aufler-ca.com
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, viro@....linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org,
	Trond.Myklebust@...app.com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/22] Introduce credential record

Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com> wrote:

> > One thing I'm not certain about is how this should interact with /proc,
> > which can display some of the stuff in the cred struct.  I think it may be
> > necessary to have a real cred pointer and an effective cred pointer, with
> > the contents of /proc coming from the real, but the effective governing
> > what actually goes on.
> 
> I think you want the effective values to show up in /proc.

Perhaps - but bear in mind that in the override case they weren't set by the
process itself.

David
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