linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] pull request for writable limits for 2.6.34-rc0

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4BAA461E.7090907@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:04:30 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [git pull] pull request for writable limits for 2.6.34-rc0

On 03/20/2010 08:20 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I'd also like to hear more about actual uses. Does _any_ other Unix-like 
> system actually implement this writable limits thing?

I'm currently not aware of any. Will do some research if that matters.

> Who is asking for  it? 

The scenario I described in the pull request is true, SAP requested that.

thanks,
-- 
js
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/