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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] tools: add XS_RESTRICT operation to C xenstore	c
 
Tim Deegan writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH] tools: add XS_RESTRICT operation to C 
xenstore client libs."):
> The OCaml xenstored supports the XS_RESTRICT operation, which
> deprivileges a dom0 xenstore connection so it can only affect one
> domain's entries.   Add the relevant definitions to the C libraries 
> so that callers can use it. 
Can you explain what this is for, please ?  If it's for security
against a hostile caller, what prevents the caller from simply opening
another xenstore connection ?
Ian.
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