Re: [PATCH V12 5/9] driver-core: Introduce BIN_ATTR_ADMIN_{RO,RW}

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jun 28 2022 - 02:06:42 EST


On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 09:15:23PM -0700, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Many binary attributes need to limit access to CAP_SYS_ADMIN only; ie
> many binary attributes specify is_visible with 0400 or 0600.
>
> Make setting the permissions of such attributes more explicit by
> defining BIN_ATTR_ADMIN_{RO,RW}.
>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>