linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/2] Privileged process support on remote subsystem

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Date:   Wed, 7 Jun 2023 20:47:29 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Ekansh Gupta <quic_ekangupt@...cinc.com>
Cc:     srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        ekangupt@....qualcomm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        fastrpc.upstream@....qualcomm.com, agross@...nel.org,
        andersson@...nel.org, konrad.dybcio@...aro.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/2] Privileged process support on remote
 subsystem

On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 10:00:05PM +0530, Ekansh Gupta wrote:
> Add support to run remote user process as privileged on remote
> subsystem. The privileged user process can be given prioritized
> access to remote processor resources. This is achieved in kernel
> based on the group ID of the process. The kernel will have a
> pre-defined fastrpc group ID and if the process's group ID matches
> with it, then the process is treated as a privileged process. This
> information is sent to the remote processor during PD initialization
> and the PD is treated as a privileged PD.
> 
> Ekansh Gupta (2):
>   dt-bindings: misc: fastrpc: add fastrpc group IDs property
>   misc: fastrpc: detect privileged processes based on group ID
> 
>  .../devicetree/bindings/misc/qcom,fastrpc.yaml     |   6 +
>  drivers/misc/fastrpc.c                             | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 130 insertions(+)
> 
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 

Why is this a RESEND?

thanks,

greg k-h