netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 3/8] bpf: Allow cgroup sock filters to use get_current_uid

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Date:   Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:30:13 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, daniel@...earbox.net, ast@...nel.org,
        tj@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 3/8] bpf: Allow cgroup sock filters to use
 get_current_uid_gid helper

On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 12:05:36PM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> Allow BPF programs run on sock create to use the get_current_uid_gid
> helper. IPv4 and IPv6 sockets are created in a process context so
> there is always a valid uid/gid
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>

Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>