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Re: [PATCH 3/5] v2 seccomp_filters: Enable ftrace-based system call filtering

From:  Peter Zijlstra <peterz-AT-infradead.org>
To:  Will Drewry <wad-AT-chromium.org>
Subject:  Re: [PATCH 3/5] v2 seccomp_filters: Enable ftrace-based system call filtering
Date:  Tue, 24 May 2011 18:20:27 +0200
Message-ID:  <1306254027.18455.47.camel@twins>
Cc:  linux-mips-AT-linux-mips.org, linux-sh-AT-vger.kernel.org, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec-AT-gmail.com>, Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens-AT-de.ibm.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg-AT-redhat.com>, David Howells <dhowells-AT-redhat.com>, Paul Mackerras <paulus-AT-samba.org>, Eric Paris <eparis-AT-redhat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-AT-zytor.com>, sparclinux-AT-vger.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby-AT-suse.cz>, linux-s390-AT-vger.kernel.org, Russell King <linux-AT-arm.linux.org.uk>, x86-AT-kernel.org, James Morris <jmorris-AT-namei.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-redhat.com>, Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-AT-kernel.crashing.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>, "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge-AT-hallyn.com>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt-AT-goodmis.org>, Tejun Heo <tj-AT-kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>, kees.cook-AT-canonical.com, linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel-AT-lists.infradead.org>, Michal Marek
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On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 10:59 -0500, Will Drewry wrote:
>  include/linux/ftrace_event.h  |    4 +-
>  include/linux/perf_event.h    |   10 +++++---
>  kernel/perf_event.c           |   49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  kernel/seccomp.c              |    8 ++++++
>  kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c |   27 +++++++++++++++++-----
>  5 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) 

I strongly oppose to the perf core being mixed with any sekurity voodoo
(or any other active role for that matter).


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