linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.25-rc5-mm1] regression: cannot run Postfix sendmail command as non-root

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Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:31:50 +0100
From:	Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Benjamin Thery <ben.thery@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, pekkas@...core.fi,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dlezcano@...ibm.com, xemul@...nvz.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [2.6.25-rc5-mm1] regression: cannot run Postfix sendmail command
 as non-root

Am 19.03.2008 22:16 schrieb Andrew Morton:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:52:41 +0100
> "Benjamin Thery" <ben.thery@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> I bisected the problem to the commit "[NET]: Make /proc/net a symlink
>> on /proc/self/net (v3)"
[...]
>> I've attached a tiny test program that can be used to reproduce the problem
>> without Postfix.

Thanks. Works great.

> Although this is advertised as a 2.6.25-rc5-mm1 problem, I assume the
> regression is also in mainline? 2.6.25-rc6?

My results:

up to 2.6.25-rc5 -- good
2.6.25-rc5-mm1 -- bad
2.6.25-rc6 -- bad

HTH
T.

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