netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] tcp: introduce raw access to experimental options

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Message-ID: <50ACE496.20705@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:26:30 +0100
From:	Einar Lueck <elelueck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, frankbla@...ibm.com, raspl@...ibm.com,
	ubacher@...ibm.com, samudrala@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] tcp: introduce raw access to experimental options

On 11/16/2012 07:44 PM, David Miller wrote:
>
> Unprivileged access to set and fetch these things?  I don't think
> that's a good idea.
>
> Also, your code has a lot of coding style errors.
>

Would a restriction to a CAP_NET_ADMIN like privilege level address and 
resolve your concerns?

Thx,
Einar.

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