linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] SafeSetID LSM changes for 5.4

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Date:   Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:35:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:   James Morris <jamorris@...uxonhyperv.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:     Micah Morton <mortonm@...omium.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@....com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] SafeSetID LSM changes for 5.4

On Mon, 23 Sep 2019, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Should we just remove safesetid again? It's not really maintained, and
> it's apparently not used.  It was merged in March (with the first
> commit in January), and here we are at end of September and this
> happens.

My understanding is that SafeSetID is shipping in ChromeOS -- this was 
part of the rationale for merging it.


-- 
James Morris
<jamorris@...uxonhyperv.com>