Subject: Re: kern/35351 (Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern)
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: Elad Efrat <e@murder.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/07/2007 17:55:02
The following reply was made to PR kern/35351; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Elad Efrat <e@murder.org>
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
Cc: tech-kern@netbsd.org, gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/35351 (Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern)
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:50:19 +0200

 YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
 
 > but there is nothing prevents multiple instances of the executables from
 > running, right?
 
 /dev/veriexec is limited to one user at a time:
 
 	http://nxr.netbsd.org/source/xref/sys/dev/verified_exec.c#119
 
 and that user must be root:
 
 	http://nxr.netbsd.org/source/xref/sys/dev/verified_exec.c#116
 
 > anyway, i understood that you are considering that fileassoc (on netbsd-4)
 > is only for veriexec.  it was not clear to me.
 
 for now, yes.
 
 > thanks for explanation.
 
 sure.
 
 -e.