From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] user namespace : add the framework
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:54:11 +0100
Message-ID: <28037.1184597651@redhat.com>
References: <20070716143443.GA7393@sergelap.austin.ibm.com>
	<20070604193957.GA19331@sergelap.austin.ibm.com>
	<20070604194024.GA21703@sergelap.austin.ibm.com>
	<20070715183132.e31a2064.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Return-path: <containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070716143443.GA7393-6s5zFf/epYLPQpwDFJZrxKsjOiXwFzmk@public.gmane.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers>,
	<mailto:containers-request-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/containers>
List-Post: <mailto:containers-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org>
List-Help: <mailto:containers-request-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers>,
	<mailto:containers-request-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org?subject=subscribe>
Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org
Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org
To: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org, Andrew Morton <akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>, xemul-3ImXcnM4P+0@public.gmane.org
List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org

Serge E. Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> There is the root_user_keyring stuff - David, is that only special cased
> so that root's keys can be statically allocated?

It's because the boot processes start up with UID 0, and the user_struct for
UID 0 is statically allocated (root_user).

David