Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:05:58 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: caps in elf headers: use the sticky bit! |
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Hi!
> > > - To set the cap flag, a user (process) needs CAP_SETFCAP raised, and the > > > kernel (besides the normal fs checks) validates the cap headers as well > > > for legality. (this also applies to creating files with this flag raised; > > > i.e., through a copy operation) > > > > You do not want this kind of support in kernel. Believe me. > > Got a better reason than 'believe me'? Like, 'there's no way to code that > into sys_chmod'?
There probably is way to code it into sys_chmod. But it would be _very_ ugly to hack there. So yes, there's probably way to code it, BUT there is no _easy_ way to code it -> it will grow into ugly hack -> linus will reject it.
Pavel PS: In short "there may be way to code it, but you will not get past Linus". -- The best software in life is free (not shareware)! Pavel GCM d? s-: !g p?:+ au- a--@ w+ v- C++@ UL+++ L++ N++ E++ W--- M- Y- R+
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