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To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] new setprocuid syscall
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[Alan Cox]
> There is an assumption in the kernel that only the task changes its
> own uid and other related data.

Fair enough but could you explain the potential problems?  And how is
it different from sys_setpriority?

Peter
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