Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:02:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:02:48 -0500 Received: from svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com ([24.136.46.5]:3091 "EHLO svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:02:46 -0500 Subject: Re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25 From: Robert Love To: Henrik Persson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200303231955.h2NJtWAx038337@sirius.nix.badanka.com> References: <20030323193457.GA14750@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> <200303231938.h2NJcAq14927@devserv.devel.redhat.com> <20030323194423.GC14750@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz> <1048448838.1486.12.camel@phantasy.awol.org> <200303231955.h2NJtWAx038337@sirius.nix.badanka.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1048450424.1486.24.camel@phantasy.awol.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3 Date: 23 Mar 2003 15:13:44 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 826 Lines: 22 On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 14:55, Henrik Persson wrote: > Would it really hurt that much to release 2.4.21 with the > ptracefix(es)? No, it would not. But the point is Marcelo does not need to. If he and other kernel developers feel this course of action is better warranted, then that is fine. Users should rely on their vendors if they cannot rely on themselves. Note that personally, I probably would of released a 2.4.21 with just the ptrace security fix applied, as Alan did for 2.2. But I am neither Alan nor Marcelo, and the actions they both picked are OK. Robert Love - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/