Re: [RFC][PATCH] procfs: Always expose /proc/<pid>/map_files/ and make it readable

[Cyrill Gorcunov]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 06:45:54PM -0800, Calvin Owens wrote:
> Currently, /proc/<pid>/map_files/ is restricted to CAP_SYS_ADMIN, and
> is only exposed if CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is set. This interface
> is very useful for enumerating the files mapped into a process when
> the more verbose information in /proc/<pid>/maps is not needed.
> 
> This patch moves the folder out from behind CHECKPOINT_RESTORE, and
> removes the CAP_SYS_ADMIN restrictions. To avoid exposing files to
> processes for whom they may not be visible, a follow_link() stub is
> added to the inode_operations struct attached to the symlinks that
> prevent them from being followed without CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Calvin Owens <calvinowens@xxxxxx>

Looks good to me, thanks.
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