[LTP] LTP release preprations

Petr Vorel pvorel@suse.cz
Wed Jan 28 08:21:42 CET 2026


> Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> wrote:

> > * ioctl_pidfd02-06: Add CONFIG_USER_NS and CONFIG_PID_NS to needs_kconfigs
> > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/ltp/patch/20251209211629.95436-1-terry.tritton@linaro.org/
> > (Or I can prepare an alternative fix to do a runtime check, I also plan to send
> > a patch with formalising the rules)

> The original patch should be safe to be merged.

> Because we can disable or limit the creation of new namespaces only
> by turning off the Kconfig options:

>   - CONFIG_USER_NS
>   - CONFIG_PID_NS

> If those options are unset, the namespace type simply doesn’t exist
> (no /proc/self/ns/user).

> If they’re set, there isn’t a runtime knob (sysctl, proc, or sysfs) that can
> disables them in general-purpose kernels.

Yeah, it's bool, let's merge it.

Kind regards,
Petr


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