From: Olaf Dietsche <olaf+list.linux-kernel@olafdietsche.de>
To: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Olaf Dietsche <olaf+list.linux-kernel@olafdietsche.de>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.23: Filesystem capabilities 0.17
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:49:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tzo5925v.fsf@olafdietsche.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20071031170853.GD28809@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> writes:
>> This patch implements filesystem capabilities. It allows to
>> run privileged executables without the need for suid root.
> Hmm, is there some "design document" so that one does not have to poke
> through the code and find out what it's actually trying to do?
What do you mean with "trying to do"? I thought this is obvious, it
provides executables with filesystem capabilities.
> Also why don't you use extended attributes or store them inside the
> executable like Pavel did (you link it from your web page).
The links from my web page are there to show alternatives, nothing
else. When I started in 2002, xattr where pretty new or nonexistant.
Regards, Olaf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-01 19:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-26 16:08 [PATCH] 2.6.23: Filesystem capabilities 0.17 Olaf Dietsche
2007-10-31 17:08 ` Jan Kara
2007-11-01 19:49 ` Olaf Dietsche [this message]
2007-11-01 21:54 ` Jan Kara
2007-11-01 22:22 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-11-02 4:21 ` Casey Schaufler
2007-11-02 9:07 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-11-05 11:09 ` Jan Kara
2007-11-07 14:42 ` Olaf Dietsche
2007-10-31 17:36 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2007-11-01 19:54 ` Olaf Dietsche
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