linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] kprobes: Make blacklist root user read only

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Message-Id: <20180427235218.60aec544b20f7abc5362482d@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 27 Apr 2018 23:52:18 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
        Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jon Medhurst <tixy@...aro.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        "Tobin C . Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, acme@...nel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        brueckner@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] kprobes: Make blacklist root user read only

On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:56:11 +0200
Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 03:40:09PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > Since the blacklist file indicates a sensitive address
> > information to reader, it should be restricted to the
> > root user.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/kprobes.c |    2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>
> 
> If you want these to go to the stable tree(s), that is great, but please
> mark them properly.  As you did it here for this series, it will not
> work.

Sorry Greg. I'll mark it properly for next version.

Thanks,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>