linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c: avoid world-writable sysfs files.

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Message-ID: <87r44ofw1x.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:04:50 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	simon@...gewell.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Simon Wood <simon@...gewell.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c: avoid world-writable sysfs files.

simon@...gewell.org writes:
>> In line with practice for module parameters, we're adding a build-time
>> check that sysfs files aren't world-writable.
>
> So this is the equivalent of 'chmod 774 ...' rather than 'chmod
> 777...'?

Yep.  Though not sure why it was 777 rather than 666...

> Yep I'm OK with that, however what it the recommended way to make sure
> that the end user is able to send changes to this /sys portal? I asked the
> same question before regarding the led class /sys interface, but never got
> any suggestions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Wood <simon@...gewell.org>

If you need that, we'll need to make an exception.  That's one purpose
of spamming everyone with these changs...

Do you?

Cheers,
Rusty.
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