On Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 09:41:47AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: > On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 01:54:23 -0700 > Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org> wrote: > > > "I will whitelist the syscall" -- sounds correct to me (same for > > "it is whitelisted" or "it is in whitelisting mode"). > > > > "I will allow-list the syscall" -- sounds wrong to me (same for > > "it is allow-listed" or "it is in allow-listing mode"). > > That's because we can't just make "allow-list" a drop in replacement > for "whitelist" as I too (native English speaker) find it awkward. But > then we don't need to make it a drop in replacement. > > "I will whitelist the syscall" will become "I will add the syscall to > the allow-list", which sounds perfectly fine, and even better than > saying "I will add the syscall to the whitelist".
I will allow the syscall? > -- Steve -- Sincerely yours, Mike.
