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 (Exim 4.30) id 1CM0g4-0006TY-S7 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:58:08 -0700 Received: from plam.fujitsu-siemens.com ([217.115.66.9]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CM0g3-0004gw-2U for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:58:08 -0700 Message-ID: <417CC1D7.7000605@fujitsu-siemens.com> From: Bodo Stroesser MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [uml-devel] What to send to Andrew next References: <200410220516.i9M5GwFL007932@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <200410221852.27232.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> <200410222128.i9MLSmWY005910@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <200410222128.i9MLSmWY005910@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:05:27 +0200 To: Jeff Dike Cc: BlaisorBlade , user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Jeff Dike wrote: > blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it said: > >>1) FOR INSTANCE, I sent the patch avoiding SIGPROF being touched by >>change_signals(). Why did not you bother at it? >>2) copy_from_user_skas() does not make sense. When accessing the page >>tables, they would be happy to get some locking. If you want to take >>a look to the 4G-4G patch from Ingo Molnar, which must do something >>identical, > > > Because I lost them, probably. I'll go look for them. > > >>Well, yes, but let's try to be fast on these. They are very good >>patches and fix also security problems. > > > Yeah, syscall-security-* can go in now. I want to see his test cases before > pushing the signal delivery stuff though. > > I'm working to integrate the bulk of tiny tests into a few more handy programs, they will be mailed as fast as possible. On your list of incremental patches, there are still missing syscall-security-4 and -5, which fix a bug and a incorrect interpretation in the previos patches. Is this intentionally? And to close all holes I've seen so far, the TRACESYSGOOD patches are needed (Test-case included in breakout.c). Bodo ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel