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

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.1.10.0808281004170.18937@tundra.namei.org>
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:05:09 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>,
	"Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] file capabilities: Add no_file_caps switch

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, David Howells wrote:

>  (2) Neuter sys_capset().  I've been holding this off for the next merge
>      window as it isn't a bugfix, unlike (1).  Perhaps I should ask James to
>      push it to Linus.  James?

Linus only pulled the PF_SUPERPRIV fix once the sys_capset change was 
removed from the patch.  It really does need to be a bugfix at this stage.


- James
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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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