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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] user namespace: usb: make usb urbs user namespace aware (v2)
Quoting Greg KH (greg@kroah.com):
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:45:18AM -0500, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> > Add to the dev_state and alloc_async structures the user namespace
> > corresponding to the uid and euid. Pass these to kill_pid_info_as_uid(),
> > which can then implement a proper, user-namespace-aware uid check.
> >
> > Changelog:
> > Sep 20: Per Oleg's suggestion: Instead of caching and passing user namespace,
> > uid, and euid each separately, pass a struct cred.
> > Sep 26: Address Alan Stern's comments: don't define a struct cred at
> > usbdev_open(), and take and put a cred at async_completed() to
> > ensure it lasts for the duration of kill_pid_info_as_cred().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@canonical.com>
> > Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
>
> I have no objection to this, is it going to go through your tree, or
> somewhere else?

(Silly question from me, but just to make sure - were you asking this of
Alan?)

> If so, please add:
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
> to it.

Thanks,
-serge


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