linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Export linux/syslog.h

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Message-ID: <20110208222304.GO1457@outflux.net>
Date:	Tue, 8 Feb 2011 14:23:04 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, mtk.manpages@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Export linux/syslog.h

Hi,

Looks fine to me.

On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 11:15:08PM +0100, Paul Bolle wrote:
> Userspace programs (like util-linux' dmesg) still use magic numbers for
> the klogctl function (glibc's interface to the syslog system call).
> Exporting linux/syslog.h makes the more descriptive named constants
> available as a single reference for these values.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team
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