Re: [PATCH 3/3] CRED: Move the effective capabilities into the cred struct

Andrew Morgan <[email protected]> wrote:

> OOC If we were to simply drop support for one process changing the
> capabilities of another, would we need this patch?

Well, the patch could be less, but there's still the possibility of a kernel
service wanting to override the capabilities mask.

David
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References:
- Re: [PATCH 3/3] CRED: Move the effective capabilities into the cred struct
  - From: Andrew Morgan <[email protected]>
- [PATCH 0/3] Introduce credential record
  - From: David Howells <[email protected]>
- [PATCH 3/3] CRED: Move the effective capabilities into the cred struct
  - From: David Howells <[email protected]>

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