Re: CVS commit: src/sys

[Alistair Crooks <agc%pkgsrc.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 01:15:21PM +0300, Elad Efrat wrote:
> David Laight wrote:
> >Module Name: src
> >Committed By:        dsl
> >Date:                Sat Jun 23 09:02:13 UTC 2007
> >
> >Modified Files:
> >     src/sys/kern: kern_auth.c
> >     src/sys/sys: kauth.h
> >
> >Log Message:
> >Simplify the interfaces needed for sys_setgroups() and sys_getgroups().
> >Exposed that the kauth code holds groups in an array, but removes some
> >of the knowledge of the maximum number of groups.
> >Allows the syscall code to copyin/out directly to/from the cred structure,
> >this save a lot of faffing about with malloc/free even when compat code
> >has to use 16bit groups.
> >
> >
> >To generate a diff of this commit:
> >cvs rdiff -r1.47 -r1.48 src/sys/kern/kern_auth.c
> >cvs rdiff -r1.37 -r1.38 src/sys/sys/kauth.h
> >
> >Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
> >copyright notices on the relevant files.
> >
> 
> you are changing a critical kernel interface. where was this brought up
> for discussion?

AFAICT, kauth is unmaintained right now.

It would be a pity if it were to bitrot - no-one wants that.

Regards,
Alistair