netdev - [PATCH] nfc: virtual_ncidev: change default device permissions

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Date:   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:14:57 -0300
From:   Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...onical.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com,
        bongsu.jeon@...sung.com
Subject: [PATCH] nfc: virtual_ncidev: change default device permissions

Device permissions is S_IALLUGO, with many unnecessary bits. Remove them
and also remove read and write permissions from group and others.

Before the change:
crwsrwsrwt    1 0        0          10, 125 Nov 25 13:59 /dev/virtual_nci

After the change:
crw-------    1 0        0          10, 125 Nov 25 14:05 /dev/virtual_nci

Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index 221fa3bb8705..f577449e4935 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int __init virtual_ncidev_init(void)
 	miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 	miscdev.name = "virtual_nci";
 	miscdev.fops = &virtual_ncidev_fops;
-	miscdev.mode = S_IALLUGO;
+	miscdev.mode = 0600;
 
 	return misc_register(&miscdev);
 }
-- 
2.32.0