* Alan Cox (alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Gwe, 2005-11-11 at 23:38 +0100, Claudio Scordino wrote:
> > + if ((current->euid != tsk->euid) &&
> > + (current->euid != tsk->uid)) {
> > + read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
> > + return -EINVAL;
>
>
> Would be -EPERM also wants a 'privilege' check. Not sure which would be
> best here - CAP_SYS_ADMIN seems to be the 'default' used
It's already available via /proc w/out protection. And ditto via posix
cpu timers.
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