linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] security: keys: perform capable check only on privileged operations

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2023 02:04:35 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Christian Göttsche <cgzones@...glemail.com>
Cc:     selinux@...r.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] security: keys: perform capable check only on
 privileged operations

On Thu, 2023-05-25 at 17:25 -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > A minor inconvenience is the number of needed arguments (and the
> > actual code after inlining should be the same to the inner scope in
> > the end).
> 
> Well, lucky for you, Jarkko and David maintain the keys code, not me,
> and Jarkko seems to like your patch just fine :)
> 
> Jarkko, I assume you'll be taking this via the keys tree?

I just picked it and mirrored to linux-next.

I think it is super important change because it tones down the human
error (a little bit at least). You could say improves user experience
kind of I guess :-)

BR, Jarkko