Re: Security fix for remapping of page 0 (was [PATCH] ChangeZERO_SIZE_PTR to point at unmapped space)

From: Christoph Lameter
Date: Wed Jun 03 2009 - 15:50:39 EST


On Wed, 3 Jun 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> But the better option really is to just copy the cap_file_mmap() rule to
> the !SECURITY rule, and make !SECURITY really mean the same as "always do
> default security", the way it's documented.

Na, I really like the ability to just avoid having to deal with this
"security" stuff (CONFIG_SECURITY). And core security checks sidelined in
some security model config thingy? I'd prefer to see these checks right
there in core code while working on them.


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