linux-kernel - Re: Why is FIBMAP ioctl root only?

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Message-ID: <20071122195451.35548d64@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:54:51 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why is FIBMAP ioctl root only?

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:17:14 +0100
Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz> wrote:

>   Hi,
> 
>   I guess subject says it all - why is FIBMAP ioctl restricted only to
> root (CAP_SYS_RAWIO)? Corresponding ioctl for XFS is allowed without any
> special capabilities so we are inconsistent here too...
>   Would anyone mind if the check is removed?

It would be great if it was but it involves a *lot* of work.

Alan
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