Re: [PATCH] ublk: enforce ublks_max only for unprivileged devices

[Jens Axboe]

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:31:48 -0700, Uday Shankar wrote:
> Commit 403ebc877832 ("ublk_drv: add module parameter of ublks_max for
> limiting max allowed ublk dev"), claimed ublks_max was added to prevent
> a DoS situation with an untrusted user creating too many ublk devices.
> If that's the case, ublks_max should only restrict the number of
> unprivileged ublk devices in the system. Enforce the limit only for
> unprivileged ublk devices, and rename variables accordingly. Leave the
> external-facing parameter name unchanged, since changing it may break
> systems which use it (but still update its documentation to reflect its
> new meaning).
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] ublk: enforce ublks_max only for unprivileged devices
      commit: 80bdfbb3545b6f16680a72c825063d08a6b44c7a

Best regards,
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Jens Axboe