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From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/7] kprobes: Make blacklist root user read only
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:56:11 +0200
Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 03:40:09PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > Since the blacklist file indicates a sensitive address
> > information to reader, it should be restricted to the
> > root user.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Thomas Richter <tmricht@linux.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/kprobes.c |    2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>
> 
> If you want these to go to the stable tree(s), that is great, but please
> mark them properly.  As you did it here for this series, it will not
> work.

Sorry Greg. I'll mark it properly for next version.

Thanks,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>