linux-kernel - Re: [patch] file capabilities: Add no_file

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Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:04:12 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	"Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] file capabilities: Add no_file_caps switch

Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de> wrote:

> > (Also note that if you have such users, you'll want to ask David
> > Howells not to push the patch he has floated removing the ability to
> > pass caps to another task altogether when
> > CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES=n :)
> 
> I was actually about to ask for making this behavior change pertinent instead 
> of having it depend on CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES :)

Do you mean 'permanent' rather than 'pertinent'?

David
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