From: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
To: Olaf Dietsche <olaf+list.linux-kernel@olafdietsche.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.23: Filesystem capabilities 0.17
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:08:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071031170853.GD28809@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871wbhc0zj.fsf@olafdietsche.de>
Hello,
> This patch implements filesystem capabilities. It allows to
> run privileged executables without the need for suid root.
Hmm, is there some "design document" so that one does not have to poke
through the code and find out what it's actually trying to do?
Also why don't you use extended attributes or store them inside the
executable like Pavel did (you link it from your web page).
Honza
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-31 17:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-26 16:08 Olaf Dietsche
2007-10-31 17:08 ` Jan Kara [this message]
2007-11-01 19:49 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-11-01 21:54 ` Jan Kara
2007-11-01 22:22 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-11-02 4:21 ` Casey Schaufler
2007-11-02 9:07 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-11-05 11:09 ` Jan Kara
2007-11-07 14:42 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-10-31 17:36 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-11-01 19:54 ` Olaf Dietsche
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