Re: 2.4.5 troubles

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* Chris Lundberg (clundberat_private) wrote:
> Just installed the 2.4.5 kernel and the appropriate lsm patch.  I'm having
> trouble initializing my module now (no trouble in 2.4.4)).  I've chased it
> down to:
> 
> int register_security (struct security_operations *ops)
> {
> 
>         if (verify(ops)) {
>                 printk (KERN_INFO __FUNCTION__ " could not verify "
>                         "security_operations structure.\n");
>                 return -EINVAL;
>         }
> -->     if (security_ops != &dummy_security_ops) {
> -->              printk (KERN_INFO "There is already a security "
> -->                     "framework initialized, "
> -->                     __FUNCTION__ " failed.\n");
> -->             return -EINVAL;
> -->     }
> 
>         security_ops = ops;
> 
>         return 0 ;
> }
> 
> It is indeed returning -EINVAL.  I haven't a clue why.  Is there something
> that I am not doing that I should be, or something like that?  I wasn't
> aware that the changes from 2.4.4 to 2.4.5 were that much different...

I am not having this problem with any of the modules I am using with
2.4.5.  Is the capabilities module compiled into the kernel?  Make sure
it is a module and try inserting your module first.

-chris

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