netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] filter: do not output bpf image address for security reason

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Message-Id: <20130519.235700.216729402838504491.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 19 May 2013 23:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	dborkman@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] filter: do not output bpf image address for
 security reason

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:37 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Do not leak starting address of BPF JIT code for non root users,
> as it might help intruders to perform an attack.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.
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