Re: [PATCH 6/7] Add /sys/kernel/notes

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Roland McGrath wrote:
> 
> This patch adds the /sys/kernel/notes magic file.  Reading this delivers
> the contents of the kernel's .notes section.  This lets userland easily
> glean any detailed information about the running kernel's build that was
> stored there at compile time.

Umm. You seem to make it readable by everybody. That's a mistake, I think. 
I don't know if there is anything security-conscious there, but just on 
general principles, I don't think we really would want normal users 
reading kernel configuration info, no?

		Linus
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