On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 08:02:53AM +0900, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
> > > 
> > > i don't see why it needs to be fixed.
> > > credentials with the different order of groups are different.
> > 
> > Please explain why the order of groups is important. I don't see it.
> 
> what david said isn't enough?
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2005/11/03/0021.html

That says why *reordering* them is bad. It doesn't say why the order
itself *inside* the kernel is important. It boils down to "Are two
credentials the same, if they only differ in the order?". Is your
answer no?

Joerg