Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-24 Thread Denis Kenzior
Hi Arend, On 06/24/2019 03:39 AM, Arend Van Spriel wrote: On 6/22/2019 3:44 PM, Marcel Holtmann wrote: Hi Arend, If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used t

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-24 Thread Arend Van Spriel
On 6/22/2019 3:44 PM, Marcel Holtmann wrote: Hi Arend, If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes by sen

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-22 Thread Marcel Holtmann
Hi Arend, If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes by sending unwanted scan

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-21 Thread Denis Kenzior
Hi Arend, "funny business" is a different thing. Our testing infrastructure is doing all kind of funny business. Guess we will need to refrain from So you're going behind the managing daemon's back and messing with the kernel state...  I guess the question is why?  But really, if wpa_s want

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-21 Thread Arend Van Spriel
On 6/21/2019 7:14 PM, Denis Kenzior wrote: Hi Arend, On 06/21/2019 03:09 AM, Arend Van Spriel wrote: On 6/21/2019 12:07 AM, Denis Kenzior wrote: If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-21 Thread Denis Kenzior
Hi Arend, On 06/21/2019 03:09 AM, Arend Van Spriel wrote: On 6/21/2019 12:07 AM, Denis Kenzior wrote: If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used to make sure n

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-21 Thread Marcel Holtmann
Hi Arend, >> If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with >> SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the >> process that created that wdev. >> This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes >> by sending unwanted scans, action frames

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-21 Thread Arend Van Spriel
On 6/21/2019 12:07 AM, Denis Kenzior wrote: If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes by sending unwanted

[PATCH v2 2/3] nl80211: Limit certain commands to interface owner

2019-06-20 Thread Denis Kenzior
If the wdev object has been created (via NEW_INTERFACE) with SOCKET_OWNER attribute set, then limit certain commands only to the process that created that wdev. This can be used to make sure no other process on the system interferes by sending unwanted scans, action frames or any other funny busin