Re: [PATCH 18/27] bpf: Restrict kernel image access functions when the kernel is locked down

From: David Howells
Date: Mon Oct 23 2017 - 10:53:09 EST


jlee@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> hm... patch 4 only prevents write_mem() but not read_mem().
> Or I missed anything?

Actually, yes, as it happens, patch 11 prevents you from even opening /dev/mem
and /dev/kmem by locking down open of /dev/port. So I've moved this bit to
patch 4, simplified and posted a new variant for patch 4.

David