linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V12 5/9] driver-core: Introduce BIN_ATTR_ADMIN

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:06:33 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     ira.weiny@...el.com
Cc:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V12 5/9] driver-core: Introduce BIN_ATTR_ADMIN_{RO,RW}

On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 09:15:23PM -0700, ira.weiny@...el.com wrote:
> From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> 
> Many binary attributes need to limit access to CAP_SYS_ADMIN only; ie
> many binary attributes specify is_visible with 0400 or 0600.
> 
> Make setting the permissions of such attributes more explicit by
> defining BIN_ATTR_ADMIN_{RO,RW}.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>