linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] seccomp: rename "usage" to "refs" and document

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Message-ID: <202006011133.543C6A8@keescook>
Date:   Mon, 1 Jun 2020 11:33:37 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>,
        Matt Denton <mpdenton@...gle.com>,
        Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Chris Palmer <palmer@...gle.com>,
        Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>,
        Robert Sesek <rsesek@...gle.com>,
        Jeffrey Vander Stoep <jeffv@...gle.com>,
        Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] seccomp: rename "usage" to "refs" and document

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 01:50:28PM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> Naming the lifetime counter of a seccomp filter "usage" suggests a
> little too strongly that its about tasks that are using this filter
> while it also tracks other references such as the user notifier or
> ptrace. This also updates the documentation to note this fact.
> 
> We'll be introducing an actual usage counter in a follow-up patch.
> 
> Cc: Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Matt Denton <mpdenton@...gle.com>
> Cc: Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>
> Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
> Cc: Chris Palmer <palmer@...gle.com>
> Cc: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>
> Cc: Robert Sesek <rsesek@...gle.com>
> Cc: Jeffrey Vander Stoep <jeffv@...gle.com>
> Cc: Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>

Thanks! Applied to for-next/seccomp.

-- 
Kees Cook