Re: [PATCH] 2.6.38: access permission filesystem 0.25

[Olaf Dietsche <olaf+list.linux-kernel@olafdietsche.de>]

Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> writes:

> On 04/11/11 13:47, Olaf Dietsche wrote:
>
> +config ACCESSFS_USER_PORTS
> +	tristate "User permission based IP ports"
> +	depends on ACCESS_FS && INET
> +	select NET_HOOKS
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  If you say Y here, you will be able to control access to IP ports
> +	  based on user-/groupid. For this to work, you must say Y
> +	  to CONFIG_NET_HOOKS.
>
> The last sentence of help text is unneeded and could be confusing to a user
> since the "select NET_HOOKS" is already done above.

Yes, I'll change this.

> Have you built this lately?  There have been a few vfs changes recently.
> Building on 2.6.39-rc4, I get this:
[compile errors snipped]

No, I haven't. I've built this against 2.6.38 only, as the subject says.
As soon as the need arises (and laziness allows ;-), I will look into it.

Regards, Olaf