linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] driver-staging: vsoc.c: Add sysfs support for examining the permissions of regions.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20181107091504.GD31015@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Nov 2018 10:15:04 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>
To:     Jerry Lin <wahahab11@...il.com>
Cc:     Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>,
        Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>, astrachan@...gle.com,
        ghartman@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] driver-staging: vsoc.c: Add sysfs support for
 examining the permissions of regions.

On Wed, Nov 07, 2018 at 10:30:43AM +0800, Jerry Lin wrote:
> Add a attribute called permissions under vsoc device node for examining
> current granted permissions in vsoc_device.
> 
> This file will display permissions in following format:
>   begin_offset  end_offset  owner_offset  owned_value
>             %x          %x            %x           %x
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jerry Lin <wahahab11@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/android/vsoc.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

What changed from v2?  And where was v2?  What about v1?

You need a change log here of what you did different from the previous
patches.

And why ignore my response saying that this type of sysfs file is not ok
at all?

thanks,

greg k-h