Re: [2.6 patch] remove securebits

[Andrew Morgan <morgan@kernel.org>]

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FWIW, in the mm kernel, I've actually already removed them when one
configures without capabilities.

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23-rc3/2.6.23-rc3-mm1/broken-out/v3-file-capabilities-alter-behavior-of-cap_setpcap.patch

Other than writing a custom module, so far as I can tell, there is/was
no way to set them anyway.

I'd obviously prefer to wait for the mm-merge process to complete and
minimize the churn in this area, but I basically agree that the bits as
implemented are pretty useless in their current form. In a per-process
mode (with filesystem capability support) they are much more useful...

Cheers

Andrew

Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Adrian Bunk (bunk@kernel.org):
>> It seems that since it was added in kernel 2.2.0 (sic) securebits 
>> was never used.
>>
>> This patch therefore removes it.
> 
> Actually IIUC Andrew Morgan had plans of making securebits per-process,
> which would make them far more usable.
> 
> Now maybe he'd just as soon start with a clean slate...  Andrew?
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