linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] per-process securebits

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Message-ID: <20080204181721.GA8758@ucw.cz>
Date:	Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:17:22 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>,
	Linux Security Modules List 
	<linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] per-process securebits

On Fri 2008-02-01 20:07:01, James Morris wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > Really?  I'd feel a lot more comfortable if yesterday's version 1 had led
> > to a stream of comments from suitably-knowledgeable kernel developers which
> > indicated that those developers had scrutinised this code from every
> > conceivable angle and had declared themselves 100% happy with it.
> 
> FWIW, I've reviewed the patch in detail a couple of times, and don't see 
> any issues with it that haven't already been raised by Serge.
> 
> You can add my reviewed-by.
> 
> I think it does need more eyes, and some time baking in -mm.  

I don't thing -mm baking helps here. People playing with -mm are not
the ones trying to hack your box.

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