Re: Question about libselinux *_with_level functions

[Filippo Bonazzi <fbonazzi@suse.de>]

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On 2026-11-05 09:25 (UTC -0500), Stephen Smalley wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM Stephen Smalley
><stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM Filippo Bonazzi <fbonazzi@suse.de> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 2026-05-27 13:46 (UTC -0400), Stephen Smalley wrote:
>> > >I believe this is a regression introduced by the deprecation/removal
>> > >of /sys/fs/selinux/user,
>> > >as used by security_compute_user(), which was formerly used by
>> > >get_ordered_context_list*().
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Just checking the state of this. Is this planned to be fixed at some point?
>>
>> Sorry I saw Petr's response in the GitHub issue and was then unclear
>> that there is anything to be fixed at the moment. Patches accepted if
>> there is in fact a real bug for a real user of this interface.
>
>Actually, on a re-read, I see that there is indeed a bug that likely
>has a relatively simple fix; is that something you want to create or
>should we?

Yes, I understood that the GH response was a red herring back then and I figured
this email thread was the right path. But then it kinda fell through the cracks.

I'd appreciate if you could come up with a fix, since I lack the historical
context to understand he regression and the deprecation of the previous
features you mentioned.

Thank you

Filippo

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