From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19vKrx-0007xL-00 for ; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:59:37 -0700 Received: from oetest.freeswan.org ([205.150.200.166] helo=noxmail.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.22) id 19vKrw-0003Wc-Gj for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 10:59:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] hostfs as root In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:14:57 +0200." <19654.193.212.97.12.1062774897.squirrel@pluto.nixia.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.8) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <28537.1062784715@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> From: Michael Richardson Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:58:35 -0400 To: stian@nixia.no Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> "stian" == stian writes: stian> The problem occurs when you create a file you are later not stian> allowed to stian> open if I'm seeing this right, so, the best fix would be not to stian> close the stian> file when we create them in the first place. Fix the behavour that stian> we I believe that we do this because in TT mode at least, we may have to open it in multiple processes. So the fix would work for SKAS, but not TT mode. stian> The mode issue goes pretty much away, since trying to open a file stian> you are not allowed to read will normally fail both in host and stian> uml. Only problem is when creating new files as far as I can see. Root can open a file for write that doesn't have write permissions. ] Out and about in Ottawa. hmmm... beer. | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian/notebook using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys - custom hacks make this fully PGP2 compat iQCVAwUBP1jOyoqHRg3pndX9AQG4cAP/codBpW4FkhBKFrLpDmFpp5+tqy0hPVlt VFwfdJ3nTKJzWJBkt82FVH9J5/2MkVTN0w+V4/LWw/DskOz22YdIczyoFZIXTChK IGHncjsx8FMhhgxwBZ8s9toHluQGG8t88ZRETDLQQmm3BIBGfUmlsVUdoLRjKhvg dyi7xT4sT3s= =mfEh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel