Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 3/3] xen/privcmd: add IOCTL_PRIVCMD_RESTRICT

[Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/13/2017 12:03 PM, Paul Durrant wrote:
> The purpose if this ioctl is to allow a user of privcmd to restrict its
> operation such that it will no longer service arbitrary hypercalls via
> IOCTL_PRIVCMD_HYPERCALL, and will check for a matching domid when
> servicing IOCTL_PRIVCMD_DM_OP.
and IOCTL_PRIVCMD_MMAP*.

> The aim of this is to limit the attack
> surface for a compromised device model.

-boris

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