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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 0/1] Relax restrictions on user.* xattr
On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 16:39, Dr. David Alan Gilbert
<dgilbert@redhat.com> wrote:

> IMHO the real problem here is that the user/trusted/system/security
> 'namespaces' are arbitrary hacks rather than a proper namespacing
> mechanism that allows you to create new (nested) namespaces and associate
> permissions with each one.

Indeed.

This is what Eric Biederman suggested at some point for supporting
trusted xattrs within a user namespace:

| For trusted xattrs I think it makes sense in principle. The namespace
| would probably become something like "trusted<ns-root-uid>.".

Theory sounds simple enough. Anyone interested in looking at the details?

Thanks,
Miklos

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