linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.6

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFwgF1O_DzF0bqGO06n2kxNGE=f5BQsvZF_+q9o0pFPeGw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:29:15 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Kees Cook <kees@...flux.net>
Cc:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 3.6

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Kees Cook <kees@...flux.net> wrote:
>
> 3.6 introduced link restrictions:

Hmm. If this causes problems for others, I suspect we need to turn it
off by default.

It's a nice security thing, but considering how quickly people started
complaining after 3.6 was out, I suspect we'll see more of these, and
we may not have any choice.

             Linus
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