Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751659AbWHUBLE (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:11:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751726AbWHUBLE (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:11:04 -0400 Received: from mother.openwall.net ([195.42.179.200]:53461 "HELO mother.openwall.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751659AbWHUBLD (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:11:03 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:07:00 +0400 From: Solar Designer To: Willy Tarreau Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] introduce CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_AOUT Message-ID: <20060821010700.GA22806@openwall.com> References: <20060819232556.GA16617@openwall.com> <20060820001637.GC27115@1wt.eu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060820001637.GC27115@1wt.eu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1309 Lines: 37 Willy, On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 02:16:37AM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > Most people compiling 2.4 for > servers right now most probably do not enable support for a.out already. I'm afraid that most don't change the default, not being aware that this is an unreasonable security risk. > - you split the defconfig changes from the rest and let them in a > state compatible with 2.4.33 features, which even implies setting > CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_AOUT to 'y', even if this sounds gross to you. > - I merge the changes to support the new option I can do that, but: - it almost defeats the purpose of the patch since most people won't know to change the defaults; - Marcelo is of the opinion that it's "not 2.4 material at this point in time". Given the above, do you still want me to resubmit a reworked patch like that? > - you just have to maintain the patch for the defconfig files in owl. I submit these patches in hope that they will be useful for mainstream kernels, not in an attempt to simplify maintenance of -ow patches. Thanks, Alexander - 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/