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From: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org (Greg KH)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/3] nvmem: core: add sysfs file mode flag in nvmem_config
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 13:56:31 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151007125631.GC7962@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1444215664-10921-1-git-send-email-srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org>

On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 12:01:04PM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> This patch adds mode variable to nvmem_config structure which will allow
> providers to specify the permissions for the sysfs binary file.
> This mode is applied on top of root-only access permissions set by
> the core.
> 
> Having this flag would give more flexibility to providers to decide
> which permissions to set on the sysfs binary file entry.

And they will get it wrong, please don't do this.

thanks,

greg k-h

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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org>
Cc: maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	andrew@lunn.ch, wxt@rock-chips.com, stefan.wahren@i2se.com,
	pantelis.antoniou@konsulko.com, maitysanchayan@gmail.com,
	p.zabel@pengutronix.de, s.hauer@pengutronix.de,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] nvmem: core: add sysfs file mode flag in nvmem_config
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 13:56:31 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151007125631.GC7962@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1444215664-10921-1-git-send-email-srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org>

On Wed, Oct 07, 2015 at 12:01:04PM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> This patch adds mode variable to nvmem_config structure which will allow
> providers to specify the permissions for the sysfs binary file.
> This mode is applied on top of root-only access permissions set by
> the core.
> 
> Having this flag would give more flexibility to providers to decide
> which permissions to set on the sysfs binary file entry.

And they will get it wrong, please don't do this.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2015-10-07 12:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-10-07 10:58 [PATCH v2 0/3] nvmem: make sysfs binary file permissions more flexible Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 10:58 ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:00 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] nvmem: core: make default user binary file root-access only Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:00   ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:33   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-10-07 11:33     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-10-07 13:46     ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 13:46       ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 16:23       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-10-07 16:23         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-10-07 12:55   ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 12:55     ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 13:18     ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 13:18       ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 16:12       ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 16:12         ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 11:00 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] nvmem: core: set the size for the nvmem binary file Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:00   ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 12:56   ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 12:56     ` Greg KH
2015-10-07 13:21     ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 13:21       ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:01 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] nvmem: core: add sysfs file mode flag in nvmem_config Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 11:01   ` Srinivas Kandagatla
2015-10-07 12:56   ` Greg KH [this message]
2015-10-07 12:56     ` Greg KH

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