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Re: FC2, 2.6 vs 2.4

From:  Alan Cox <alan-AT-redhat.com>
To:  fedora-devel-list-AT-redhat.com
Subject:  Re: FC2, 2.6 vs 2.4
Date:  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:05:00 -0500

> o IDE has multiple zillions of races/hangs in 2.5 still

Bart has been working through these and Andrew Morton. This is the easy
stuff btw because someone knows it needs doing. To quote the Apollo 13 
astronaut prelaunch conference

		"What is the greatest danger you face"
		"The one we haven't thought of"

> o alan: Forward port 2.4 fixes
>   - Security fixes including execve holes, execve vs proc races

Going on big time right now. Again its the know stuff


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