linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] capabilities: Ambient capabilities

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5j+V0fMae5OOHwU5DcMrG0TCANYOTfbz5+LDZZqYKcXAaw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:10:09 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, "Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>,
	Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Austin S Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@...il.com>,
	linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	Aaron Jones <aaronmdjones@...il.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Markku Savela <msa@...h.iki.fi>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] capabilities: Ambient capabilities

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:40:57 -0500 (CDT) Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is a test program that can be used to verify the functionality.
>
> I slurped that into the changelog.
>
> Adding a selftest into tools/testing/selftests/ would be appropriate.

Yes please! I'd love to see a general privilege transition testing
area. But starting with just this would be fine. :)

-Kees


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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