Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] capabilities: Ambient capabilities

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On Tue, 14 Jul 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote:

> ===== The proposed change =====
> 
> This patch adds a fifth capability mask called the ambient mask
> (pA).  pA does what most people expect pI to do.
> 

This looks good, and I think it will lead to better overall security 
because people will find capabilities easier to use for real-world 
scenarios.

Has it had enough security review?  This is a significant new behavior 
being added to a widely enabled security module.



- James
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