Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759260AbYH0OBG (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:01:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757799AbYH0NvW (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:51:22 -0400 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:54154 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757751AbYH0NvQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:51:16 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:33:55 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: David Howells Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/59] Introduce credentials Message-ID: <20080827143355.5b8bfcf1@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20080827134541.19980.61042.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> References: <20080827134541.19980.61042.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 478 Lines: 13 > The wrappings are there to make the implementation of copy-on-write credentials > easier. What do we get from copy-on-write credentials ? I've never seen credentials of any kind showing in profiles so why do we need this ? Alan -- 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/