linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] seccomp trap to userspace

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Message-ID: <CALCETrVR9r4QsKtwK_+tO7V33G+4r4rkB652rq1A1K2XJvTNrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 6 Aug 2018 21:19:04 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
Cc:     Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Tobin C . Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Akihiro Suda <suda.akihiro@....ntt.co.jp>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] seccomp trap to userspace

On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 8:30 PM, Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2018 at 08:44:42PM -0600, Tycho Andersen wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Dinesh Subhraveti has claimed that some part of this series might be
>> patented. While he has not furnished me with anything to confirm this
>> claim, I'll put this series on hold.
>
> Hey man,
>
> Sorry to hear that your faced with such nonsense, Tycho. This is utter
> bullsh*t of course. If you have more details at some point and feel
> comfortable doing so it would probably be good to share them here.

IANAL, but I think it would probably *not* be good to share them here.
Patent law is seriously fucked up like that.

--Andy