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

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Date:	Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:04 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	jmorris@...ei.org, morgan@...nel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, serue@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] per-process securebits

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:17:22 +0000
Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> 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.
> 

That's for sure.  Whitebox testing and really really careful review
is our best shot with this stuff.
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