linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] remove CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE

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Message-ID: <20091120202616.GA17091@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:16 -0600
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>,
	Andrew Morgan <morgan@...nel.org>,
	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	George Wilson <gcwilson@...ibm.com>,
	KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@...gai.gr.jp>
Subject: Re: [RFC] remove CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES compile option

Quoting Serge E. Hallyn (serue@...ibm.com):
> @@ -457,10 +429,8 @@ static inline int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective)
>   */
>  static inline int cap_limit_ptraced_target(void)
>  {
> -#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
>  	if (capable(CAP_SETPCAP))
>  		return 0;
> -#endif

Gah.  Will fix, of course, but general question/rfc still stands.

-serge
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