Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 May 2005 22:32:18 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [RCF] [PATCH] unprivileged mount/umount |
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Miklos Szeredi wrote: > > I don't see the purpose of current->namespace and the associated mount > > restrictions at all. I asked Al Viro what it's for, but haven't seen > > a reply :( IMHO current->namespace should simply be removed, because the > > "current namespace" is represented just fine by > > current->fs->rootmnt->mnt_namespace. > > I'll look at what it would take to remove current->namespace.
The security implications don't seem to be important. If you don't want someone to access a namespace, then don't make it accessible.
But knowing Al it might exist for some subtle locking reason. Be sure to study the locking carefully :)
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