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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.1.10.0808281156110.20135@tundra.namei.org>
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:57:25 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.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, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:

> Quoting James Morris (jmorris@...ei.org):
> > 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.
> 
> Ok, sorry, of course that makes sense.  I was just confused about where
> the patch was originally heading.
> 
> Would it be appropriate to put the capset neutering patch in your
> security-testing tree, James, or does that feed straight into
> linux-next?

It's already in the next-creds branch, but it could be added to the next 
branch (which will be pushed to Linus in the next merge window).  Both 
branches are in linux-next.


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