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List:       linux-security-module
Subject:    Re: [PATCH 6/8] cr: checkpoint and restore task credentials
From:       Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-05-28 14:36:10
Message-ID: 20090528143610.GA18256 () x200 ! localdomain
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On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 09:01:10AM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Alexey Dobriyan (adobriyan@gmail.com):
> > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:33:54PM -0500, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > > +struct ckpt_hdr_cred {
> > > +	struct ckpt_hdr h;
> > > +	__u32 version; /* especially since capability sets might grow */
> > 
> > Oh, no. Image version should be incremented.
> 
> Why?  The format hasn't changed since my last set I don't think...
> 
> Oh, I added the padding.  Thanks.  I have to bump it again for the
> next set (hopefully out today or tomorrow) as it adds securebits.
> (And hopefully a first stab at LSM, though it's not looking
> likely)

Well, formally format has changed.

But the statement is that image version alone is enough so
per-object image versions aren't necessary.
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