Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750808AbWAOU5y (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:57:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750816AbWAOU5y (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:57:54 -0500 Received: from linux01.gwdg.de ([134.76.13.21]:42932 "EHLO linux01.gwdg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750808AbWAOU5x (ORCPT ); Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:57:53 -0500 Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:57:50 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Ingo Oeser cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Olaf Dietsche Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.15: Filesystem capabilities 0.16 In-Reply-To: <200601142358.31628.ioe-lkml@rameria.de> Message-ID: References: <8764om8pzl.fsf@goat.bogus.local> <200601142358.31628.ioe-lkml@rameria.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 782 Lines: 24 >> This patch implements filesystem capabilities. It allows to run >> privileged executables without the need for suid root. > >Why not implement this via xattr framework and the "system." >namespace there? I would suggest "system.posix_capabilties" for this. > >That way you can reduce your infrastructure, take advantage >of caching features, have user space tools for viewing and changing >this and resize2fs works for it now or soon. > >What do you think? I think some filesystems lack the luxury of xattrs. Jan Engelhardt -- - 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/