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From: Gobinda Charan Maji <gobinda.cemk07@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stricter module param and sysfs permission checks
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:54:59 +0000 (UTC)
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Gobinda Charan Maji <gobinda.cemk07 <at> gmail.com> writes:



> 
> Hi All,
> 
> As per the newly added restriction (User perms >= group perms >= other 
> perms) is concerned, there is an inconsistency in the permission. Say for 
> example, permission value is "0432". Here User has only READ permission 
> whereas Group has both WRITE and EXECUTE permission and Other has WRITE 
> permission. I think it is not good to give Group and Other at least WRITE 
> permission whereas User itself has no WRITE permission.
> 
> May be, it's better to check those three permissions bit wise rather than 
as 
> a whole. Please rethink about my point and let me know your opinion.
> 
> Thanks,
> Gobinda
> 
> 

Hi All,

I could not get any response yet.

Hi Rusty,

Please at least give me a reply even if my concept seems to be incorrect to 
you.

Thanks in advance,
Gobinda




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