netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/5] connector/cn_proc: Allow non-root users access

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Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2023 18:09:27 +0100
From:   Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To:     Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@...cle.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, zbr@...emap.net, johannes@...solutions.net,
        ecree.xilinx@...il.com, leon@...nel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        socketcan@...tkopp.net, petrm@...dia.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] connector/cn_proc: Allow non-root users access

On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 07:19:52PM -0800, Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
> The patch allows non-root users to receive cn proc connector
> notifications, as anyone can normally get process start/exit status from
> /proc. The reason for not allowing non-root users to receive multicast
> messages is long gone, as described in this thread:
> https://linux-kernel.vger.kernel.narkive.com/CpJFcnra/multicast-netlink-for-non-root-process

Sorry that thread is kinda convoluted. Could you please provide a
summary in the commit message and explain why this isn't an issue
anymore?