# Re: \[PATCH v4 1/2\] capabilities: Ambient capabilities

- From: Andy Lutomirski \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-07-17 23:22:00 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/07/4537888
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/07/4534565/t.md

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On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:10 PM, Kees Cook [ref] wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Morton
> [ref] wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:40:57 -0500 (CDT) Christoph Lameter [ref] wrote:
>>
>>> Here is a test program that can be used to verify the functionality.
>>
>> I slurped that into the changelog.
>>
>> Adding a selftest into tools/testing/selftests/ would be appropriate.
>
> Yes please! I'd love to see a general privilege transition testing
> area. But starting with just this would be fine. :)

I'll try to write something soonish.  Might be a little while.  Plate
is currently full with non-Linux work and a handful of
much-more-urgent Linux things.

--Andy
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