linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Allow Kconfig to set default mmap_min

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Date:	Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:10:36 +0100
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org, alan@...hat.com,
	chrisw@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, solar@...nwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow Kconfig to set default mmap_min_addr protection

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 06:26:07PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 
> On Jan 2 2008 12:09, Eric Paris wrote:
> >
> >So in the end we are all happy with the original patch I sent?
> >
> No objections at least :)

I agree too. BTW, I've intentionally not merged it into 2.4, I
prefer that admins deliberately set the sysctl on their servers
than using a kernel in which they forgot it was enabled. But I
agree that for wider use, the kernel option will help a lot.

Regards,
Willy

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