Quoting Benjamin LaHaise ([email protected]):
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 08:58:03AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > Still not certain this is needed. If you were able to write data to a
> > pipe, then even though data may be in the buffer, the other end
> > shouldn't be able to read it if it's own level were changed.
>
> Then what is the benefit of the supposed revoke if it can be trivially
> bypassed?
How is it being bypassed?
If it can be shown how what is there is insufficient, then it'll have to
be fixed. I'm just not seeing it yet.
> Security has not been improved. It is better not to provide
> a supposed feature than to offer it up so riddled with holes as to make
> it pointless.
Some would say it's better to show what you've got, let others point out
the faults, and fix them. How else will anything ever get done...
-serge
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