linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] exec: clarify reasoning for euid/egid reset

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFxJANGfhRwQdEa1EOKi0WS1PpfRnrAT3=isj+rnwA1v6Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 May 2016 13:57:12 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	"open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] exec: clarify reasoning for euid/egid reset

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> This section of code initially looks redundant, but is required. This
> improves the comment to explain more clearly why the reset is needed.

Applied.

      Linus