From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262118AbVFUPQm (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:16:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261682AbVFUPOY (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:14:24 -0400 Received: from 238-071.adsl.pool.ew.hu ([193.226.238.71]:58638 "EHLO dorka.pomaz.szeredi.hu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262112AbVFUPN7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:13:59 -0400 To: pavel@ucw.cz CC: akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-reply-to: <20050621142820.GC2015@openzaurus.ucw.cz> (message from Pavel Machek on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:28:21 +0200) Subject: Re: -mm -> 2.6.13 merge status (fuse) References: <20050620235458.5b437274.akpm@osdl.org> <20050621142820.GC2015@openzaurus.ucw.cz> Message-Id: From: Miklos Szeredi Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:13:20 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > This is useful, but there are, AFAIK, two issues: > > > > > > - We're still deadlocked over some permission-checking hacks in there > > > > Oh, god. Let me try to explain this again: > > > > - This is a security issue with unprivileged mounts > > Pretty please, just merge it without unpriviledged mounts. I see > they are usefull, but they are too strange for now. An emotional argument again. What's "strange" about it? You have a choice of: 1) believe me that the current solution is fine 2) get down and try to understand the damn thing, and then come up with technical arguments for/against it I know that 2) takes time and energy, and not a lot of people are interested enough to go through it, but why on earth do you think it will _ever_ be easier than now. Thanks, Miklos