On 10/31/2015 08:53 PM, Jessica Yu wrote: > +++ Chris J Arges [30/10/15 22:44 -0500]: >> The following directory structure will allow for cases when the same >> function name exists in a single object. >> /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function@address> > > Hi Chris, thanks for the patch. > > I think the last time this issue was discussed, the conclusion was > that concatenating the address to the function name constitutes as an > information leak (as the sysfs entry is visible to non-root users). > > One option suggested by Josh in that thread would be to do something > like "func.n", where n is just the nth occurrence of the symbol name. > Another option might be to keep the func@addr format but not make these > entries visible to non-root users. > > Jessica > Jessica, Makes sense to me. Is there a reason why the sysfs entries are visible to non-root users? Otherwise, if there is a use-case for keeping the permissions the same, then I'd be happy to to use the 'func.n' format for v2. --chris -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
