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SubjectRe: [patch 2/6] posix-cpu-timers: Fix permission check regression
On Thu, 5 Sep 2019, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2019 at 02:03:41PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > + if (gettime) {
> > + /*
> > + * For clock_gettime() the task does not need to be the
> > + * actual group leader. tsk->sighand gives access to the
> > + * group's clock.
> > + */
>
> I'm a bit confused with the explanation. Why is it fine to do so with clock
> and not with timer? tsk->sighand gives access to the group's timer as
> well.

Timer stores the target task and that's the group leader for process wide
while clock read is just momentary. Lemme rephrase that.

Thanks,

tglx

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