Re: [capabilities] Allow normal inheritance for a configurable set of capabilities

Jarkko Sakkinen
2015-02-04T14:57:29Z

On Wed, 2015-02-04 at 15:41 +0200, Markku Savela wrote:
> On 04/02/15 15:17, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> > On Wed, 4 Feb 2015, Markku Savela wrote:
> >
> >> Just a note... We had inheritable capabilities in the linux of Nokia N9 phone.
> >
> > Could we review the patch please?
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have it and with quick search only found "N9 MER"
> kernels, where the Aegis part (which included the inheritance logic) has
> been removed. It had many other things too, which made it a bit complex
> (there are some related messages by me on kernel mailing lists).
>
> I have been out the picture since project was canceled and I didn't save
> the kernel git. I suppose Nokia is obliged to distribute the source, but
> I guess it comes as big tar ball with all git history lost...
>
> I suppose someone could still have it as git repository somewhere?

I was able to find this w/ a simple google search: "aegis mssf":

https://gitorious.org/meego-platform-security/linux-mssf/

/Jarkko