Hmm, so, where do we need to fix this :-(

--Subrata

On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 13:39 -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Garrett Cooper ([email protected]):
> > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Serge E. Hallyn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Quoting Garrett Cooper ([email protected]):
> > > So since we're all member of the doc team, send a patch for sysctl(2)
> > > manpage ERRORS section :)
> > >
> > > (mtk cc:d as this is probably news to him)
> > 
> > I already have a bug outstanding for it:
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15446
> 
> That's not what I said :)
> 
> > >> > An LSM could choose to return -EPERM
> > >> > after all, or perhaps even something different.  The thing that
> > >> > should scare us is if the call succeeds.  If we give any false
> > >> > positives, then true positives will seem less scary.
> > >>
> > >> This will fail on older kernels as sysctl(2) always returned EPERM due
> > >
> > > Sorry - what will fail?
> > 
> > Read through the link, and you will understand why your new proposed
> > patch with fail with a false negative.
> 
> I'm not sure that thread means what you think it does.
> 
> But look, just trying to help.  And no time for it really.  I'll drop
> this.
> 
> -serge


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