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From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-audit@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/15] sanitize AUDIT_MQ_SENDRECV
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:40:15 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081217094015.GD28946@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LRH.1.10.0812171839080.22856@tundra.namei.org>

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 06:40:54PM +1100, James Morris wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Al Viro wrote:
> 
> > 
> > * logging the original value of *msg_prio in mq_timedreceive(2)
> >   is insane - the argument is write-only (i.e. syscall always
> >   ignores the original value and only overwrites it).
> 
> I wonder if any existing certifications need to be amended.

I rather doubt it, but I really don't know the bureaucracy of that.
Just to clarify:
	Old code logs the value of *msg_prio; that value is always
ignored by syscall (it may store something there, but that's it -
pure output parameter)
	New code does not change the format of log message; the value
in that field of the message is replaced with 0.  That's the only
difference.

Whether that requires amending of the existing certs... bugger if I know.

  reply	other threads:[~2008-12-17  9:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-17  5:12 [PATCH 7/15] sanitize AUDIT_MQ_SENDRECV Al Viro
2008-12-17  7:40 ` James Morris
2008-12-17  9:40   ` Al Viro [this message]
2008-12-17  7:56 ` Andrew Morton
2008-12-17  8:03   ` Al Viro

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