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diff --git a/hurd/translator/procfs/jkoenig/discussion.mdwn b/hurd/translator/procfs/jkoenig/discussion.mdwn index b66af7de..64e3776e 100644 --- a/hurd/translator/procfs/jkoenig/discussion.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator/procfs/jkoenig/discussion.mdwn @@ -166,3 +166,21 @@ IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-03-28 mentoring the previous procfs implementation <antrik> (though I never got around to look at his buggy code...) <jkoenig> ok + +IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-07-22 + + <pinotree> hm, why /proc/$pid/stat is 600 instead of 644 of linux? + <jkoenig> pinotree, it reveals information which, while not that sensitive, + would not be available to users through the normal proc interface. + <jkoenig> (it's available through the ps command which is setuid root) + <jkoenig> we discussed at some point making it 644, IIRC. + <pinotree> hm, then why is it not a problem on eg linux? + <jkoenig> (btw you can change it with the -s option.) + <jkoenig> pinotree, it's not a problem because the information is not that + sensitive, but when rewriting procfs I preferred to play it self and + consider it's not procfs' job to decide what is sensitive or not. + <jkoenig> IIRC it's not sensitive but you need the task port to query it. + <jkoenig> like, thread times or something. + <pinotree> status is 644 though + <jkoenig> but status contains information which anyone can ask to the proc + server anyway, I think. |