Re: [06/07] [PATCH] SCSI tape security: require CAP_ADMIN for SG_IO etc.

Greg KH
2005-04-30T06:10:58Z

On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 08:52:31AM +0300, Kai Makisara wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Greg KH wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 09:16:27PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > On Gwe, 2005-04-29 at 05:20, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > > Ok thats the bit I needed to know
> > > >
> > > > So, do you still object to this patch being accepted?
> > >
> > > Switched to CAP_SYS_RAWIO I don't. Its the wrong answer long term I
> > > suspect but its definitely a good answer for now.
> >
> > Switch it in both capable() calls in the patch? Kai, is this acceptable
> > to you also?
> >
> Yes. Using CAP_SYS_ADMIN here was wrong.

Ok, care to send a new patch that I can use for the next -stable kernel
release?

thanks,

greg k-h