linux-kernel - Re: root_plug: use cap_task

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Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:14:36 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morgan <morgan@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: root_plug: use cap_task_prctl

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 03:57:20PM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> With the introduction of per-process securebits, the capabilities-related
> prctl callbacks were moved into cap_task_prctl().  Have root_plug use
> cap_task_prctl() so that PR_SET_KEEPCAPS is defined.
> 
> (Andrew, I didn't put patch numbers here, but there are only two of
> these.  These are the LSMs which internalize capabilities.  The dummy
> module will continue to not support PR_SET_KEEPCAPS).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

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