[LTP] [PATCH v2 1/2] read_all: move blacklist to source

[Richard Palethorpe <rpalethorpe@suse.de>]

Hello,

Jan Stancek <jstancek@redhat.com> writes:

> ----- Original Message -----
>> > +static char *blacklist[] = {
>> > +	NULL, /* reserved for -e parameter */
>> > +	"/sys/power/wakeup_count",
>> > +};
>>
>> The problem with this is that it is only required if we are running as a
>> privileged user. If -p is specified then it would be a bug if nobody can
>> read from any of these files.
>>
>> So I guess we could disable the builtin blacklist if drop_privs (switch
>> to nobody) is specified
>
> Good point. I just saw your reply that you plan to send a patch, thank
> you.

Thanks!

>
>> and run this test twice on /sys with and without
>> -p.
>
> greg-kh wasn't very happy to hear about privileged runs in the other thread.
> He was suggesting whitelist approach, but I don't know how we would keep it
> up to date, deal with different configs, etc.

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Thank you,
Richard.