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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-07-10 08:17:14 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-07-10 08:17:14 +0200
commit9e4144abf8a30ae221311368bbb10690ebdb4b76 (patch)
tree032289d5b7d87976675c1a1a32d512a44d234fa2 /include/linux/securebits.h
parente17ba73b0ee6c0f24393c48b455e0d8db761782c (diff)
parent6329d3021bcfa9038621e6e917d98929421d8ec8 (diff)
Merge branch 'linus' into core/printk
Conflicts: kernel/printk.c Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/securebits.h')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/securebits.h15
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/securebits.h b/include/linux/securebits.h
index c1f19dbceb0..92f09bdf117 100644
--- a/include/linux/securebits.h
+++ b/include/linux/securebits.h
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
inheritance of root-permissions and suid-root executable under
compatibility mode. We raise the effective and inheritable bitmasks
*of the executable file* if the effective uid of the new process is
- 0. If the real uid is 0, we raise the inheritable bitmask of the
+ 0. If the real uid is 0, we raise the effective (legacy) bit of the
executable file. */
#define SECURE_NOROOT 0
#define SECURE_NOROOT_LOCKED 1 /* make bit-0 immutable */
-/* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixes"
- to be compatible with old programs relying on set*uid to loose
- privileges. When unset, setuid doesn't change privileges. */
+/* When set, setuid to/from uid 0 does not trigger capability-"fixup".
+ When unset, to provide compatiblility with old programs relying on
+ set*uid to gain/lose privilege, transitions to/from uid 0 cause
+ capabilities to be gained/lost. */
#define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP 2
#define SECURE_NO_SETUID_FIXUP_LOCKED 3 /* make bit-2 immutable */
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@
#define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS 4
#define SECURE_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED 5 /* make bit-4 immutable */
-/* Each securesetting is implemented using two bits. One bit specify
+/* Each securesetting is implemented using two bits. One bit specifies
whether the setting is on or off. The other bit specify whether the
- setting is fixed or not. A setting which is fixed cannot be changed
- from user-level. */
+ setting is locked or not. A setting which is locked cannot be
+ changed from user-level. */
#define issecure_mask(X) (1 << (X))
#define issecure(X) (issecure_mask(X) & current->securebits)