Re: Require mentoring for picking up

[Logan Blyth <mrbojangles3@gmail.com>]

I also would like help setting up a test box / getting started as a 
janitor.  Imtiyaz beat me to an email :)
On 07/02/2013 07:56 PM, Imtiyaz Hussain wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I have set up my test-box with help from Kumar Amit Mehta. I would
> like to start kernel janitorial work and would like to take up the
> below task found in TODO link (
> http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo ):-
>
> "...From: Hans Grobler
> - audit ioctl functions to make sure there is no way a user can crash
> the machine or do sensitive stuff. For example, check for the
> necessary capabilities. Check that no userspace pointers are accessed
> directly. be careful with this... it takes a while to figure out which
> ioctls are covered by the parent ioctl function (these can be nested
> to great depths)..."
>
> I looked at the mailing lists and found no one is working on this.
> Please correct my understanding. I am new to kernel newbies, so this
> is what i think before starting:-
> 1. Contact Hans Grobler for starting up ?
> 2. Find files with ioctl functions already implemented and do the
> required assessment.
>
> Also, needed some advise on git branching to work on the kernel.
>
> Your advise will be helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
> Immi
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