Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965051AbWHUEv5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:51:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965054AbWHUEv5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:51:57 -0400 Received: from 1wt.eu ([62.212.114.60]:5649 "EHLO 1wt.eu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965051AbWHUEv4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:51:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:40:16 +0200 From: Willy Tarreau To: Solar Designer Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] introduce CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_AOUT Message-ID: <20060821044016.GA4804@1wt.eu> References: <20060819232556.GA16617@openwall.com> <20060820001637.GC27115@1wt.eu> <20060821010700.GA22806@openwall.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060821010700.GA22806@openwall.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1884 Lines: 51 On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 05:07:00AM +0400, Solar Designer wrote: > 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? Well, do not bother then. > > - 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. I'm perfectly aware of this. You proposed me some of your patches which have proved useful in your tree, I agreed to review them but other people are more reluctant than me because those patches are prevention measures and don't fix anything. Well, end of the story. Keep them in -ow, and I will also push some of them in my own tree because I understand why they can help. That's just a matter of opinion. > Thanks, > > Alexander Thanks, Willy - 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/