Quoting Greg KH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 04:12:53PM +0900, Kohei KaiGai wrote: > > Greg KH wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:38:02PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > > >>> -------- > > >>> This patch enables to export code/name of capabilities supported > > >>> on the running kernel. > > >>> > > >>> A newer kernel sometimes adds new capabilities, like CAP_MAC_ADMIN > > >>> at 2.6.25. However, we have no interface to disclose what capabilities > > >>> are supported on this kernel. Thus, we have to maintain libcap version > > >>> in appropriate one synchronously. > > >>> > > >>> This patch enables libcap to collect the list of capabilities on > > >>> run time, and provide them for users. > > >>> It helps to improve portability of library. > > >>> > > >>> It exports these information as regular files under > > >>> /sys/kernel/capability. > > >>> The numeric node exports its name, the symbolic node exports its code. > > >>> > > >>> Please consider to put this patch on the queue of 2.6.25. > > >> Looks good, except don't you need to put the code in commoncap.c under a > > >> #ifdef SYSFS? > > > > Fair enough. > > I added the #ifdef - #endif block in this patch. > > Not needed, if SYSFS is not build in, all of that code pretty much > compiles away to nothing. So you can drop that.
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