Re: [PATCH 4/5] connector/cn_proc: Allow non-root users access

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Thu Mar 09 2023 - 12:12:58 EST


On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 07:19:52PM -0800, Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
> The patch allows non-root users to receive cn proc connector
> notifications, as anyone can normally get process start/exit status from
> /proc. The reason for not allowing non-root users to receive multicast
> messages is long gone, as described in this thread:
> https://linux-kernel.vger.kernel.narkive.com/CpJFcnra/multicast-netlink-for-non-root-process

Sorry that thread is kinda convoluted. Could you please provide a
summary in the commit message and explain why this isn't an issue
anymore?