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

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Date:   Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:11:50 +0900
From:   전봉수 <bongsu.jeon@...sung.com>
To:     Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@...onical.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com" 
        <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nfc: virtual_ncidev: change default device permissions

 On 25/11/2021 15:14, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> 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);
> }
> -- 

Reviewed-by: Bongsu Jeon <bongsu.jeon@...sung.com>


Thanks.