On 3/12/21 12:25 AM, Stijn Tintel wrote:
Having libcap in OpenWrt base allows us to enable libcap support in
other packages in base.
In lldpd, this would allow the monitor process to drop its privileges
instead of running as root, improving security. It will also allow us to
drop our patch to di
On 12/03/21 11:01, Stijn Tintel wrote:
On 12/03/2021 10:50, Petr Štetiar wrote:
Stijn Tintel [2021-03-12 01:25:24]:
Also, I don't agree that any optional package should be moved to the
packages feed. The packages feed is a mess, often PR's are accepted
without maintainer approval, sometim
On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 2:10 AM Stijn Tintel wrote:
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> On 12/03/2021 10:50, Petr Štetiar wrote:
> > Stijn Tintel [2021-03-12 01:25:24]:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >> Having libcap in OpenWrt base allows us to enable libcap support in
> >> other packages in base.
> > there is same functionality available
On 12/03/2021 10:50, Petr Štetiar wrote:
Stijn Tintel [2021-03-12 01:25:24]:
Hi,
Having libcap in OpenWrt base allows us to enable libcap support in
other packages in base.
there is same functionality available through procd already so essentialy
you're throwing away that effort, increasing
Stijn Tintel [2021-03-12 01:25:24]:
Hi,
> Having libcap in OpenWrt base allows us to enable libcap support in
> other packages in base.
there is same functionality available through procd already so essentialy
you're throwing away that effort, increasing flash space usage etc.
> In lldpd, this
Stijn Tintel writes:
> I suspect some people might counter this by saying lldpd belongs in the
> packages feed; I strongly disagree as imo LLDP is an essential service
> for any network device, and especially switches. Even the cheapest
> managed switches support LLDP for more than 5 years alread
