Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: align SO_RCVMARK required privileges with SO_MARK

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 15:51:48 -0700

On Wed,  4 May 2022 12:54:59 +0300 Eyal Birger wrote:
> The commit referenced in the "Fixes" tag added the SO_RCVMARK socket
> option for receiving the skb mark in the ancillary data.
> 
> Since this is a new capability, and exposes admin configured details
> regarding the underlying network setup to sockets, let's align the
> needed capabilities with those of SO_MARK.
> 
> Fixes: 6fd1d51cfa25 ("net: SO_RCVMARK socket option for SO_MARK with recvmsg()")
> Signed-off-by: Eyal Birger <[email-masked]>

It's not really as bad as the ability to set the mark, but since 
Erin is not complaining I assume it's fine with their use case.