Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.netapp.com ([216.240.18.38]:12084 "EHLO mx1.netapp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752884Ab3AXE35 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:29:57 -0500 From: "Myklebust, Trond" To: Dave Quigley CC: "Myklebust, Trond" , Steve Dickson , "J. Bruce Fields" , "Linux NFS Mailing list" Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/14] Security: Add hook to calculate context based on a negative dentry. Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:29:54 +0000 Message-ID: <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA918333F8D@sacexcmbx05-prd.hq.netapp.com> References: <1358862042-27520-1-git-send-email-steved@redhat.com> <1358862042-27520-2-git-send-email-steved@redhat.com> <4FA345DA4F4AE44899BD2B03EEEC2FA91833244F@sacexcmbx05-prd.hq.netapp.com> <5100AF22.7070403@davequigley.com> In-Reply-To: <5100AF22.7070403@davequigley.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Jan 23, 2013, at 10:48 PM, Dave Quigley wrote: > On 1/23/2013 1:31 PM, Myklebust, Trond wrote: >> On Tue, 2013-01-22 at 08:40 -0500, Steve Dickson wrote: >>> From: David Quigley >>> >>> There is a time where we need to calculate a context without the >>> inode having been created yet. To do this we take the negative dentry and >>> calculate a context based on the process and the parent directory contexts. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Matthew N. Dodd >>> Signed-off-by: Miguel Rodel Felipe >>> Signed-off-by: Phua Eu Gene >>> Signed-off-by: Khin Mi Mi Aung >>> --- >>> include/linux/security.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> security/capability.c | 8 ++++++++ >>> security/security.c | 10 ++++++++++ >>> security/selinux/hooks.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> 4 files changed, 80 insertions(+) >> >> Linus won't accept a patch that changes the security code from Bruce or >> myself without acks from the security maintainers. I assume that means >> we need to get at least an ack from James Morris, and then possibly >> Stephen and Eric too... >> >> > > I have an email from James Morris saying that the changes should go through your tree. Should I get him to ack these patches so you can pass them through? > > Dave Please do, yes. Otherwise Linus will usually delay the pull while he asks for one. Cheers Trond