Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/2] Correct behavior for listxattr and 'trusted' xattrs

[Andreas Gruenbacher]

On Wednesday 03 March 2010 14:02:58 Stephen Smalley wrote:
> Should it be using has_capability_noaudit() rather than capable() so
> that merely calling listxattr() on a file that happens to have trusted
> xattrs does not set PF_SUPERPRIV on the task and does not trigger an
> audit message?

Yes, makes sense.  A version of has_capability_noaudit() without an explicit 
task parameter, like security_capable(), would be better still.

Thanks,
Andreas
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