Hi Johannes,

On 7/22/19 6:33 AM, Denis Kenzior wrote:
If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with
SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the
process that created that wdev.

This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes
by sending unwanted scans, action frames or any other funny business.

This patch introduces a new internal flag, and checks that flag in the
pre_doit hook.

Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior <[email protected]>
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  net/wireless/nl80211.c | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
  1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

Changes in v4:
   -  Minor restructuring suggested by Arend

Changes in v3:
   -  Fix minor locking mistake reported by kernel test robot

Changes in v2:
   -  None

I noticed that the other patches in this series got applied. Was this one left out on purpose?

Regards,
-Denis

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