sarnoldat_private wrote: > Yeah, it probably isn't going to be as much fun as writing the modules > that we all want to write, but .. hopefully such a tool would make > debugging things easier for everyone. > > I *did* get it correct, right? Yes, Seth got it right. The proposal was for a regression test program and regression test module. The purpose is to test whether all the appropriate hooks are in all the appropriate places in the mainline kernel, so that any module has the opportunity to respond appropriately. The threat model under consideration is kernel developers who either optimize away a hook they don't understand, or add some new functionality (e.g. a new way to open files) without adding appropriate hooks. Following some discussion, we concluded that there is no cure for this threat except dilligence. Crispin -- Crispin Cowan, Ph.D. Chief Scientist, WireX Communications, Inc. http://wirex.com Security Hardened Linux Distribution: http://immunix.org Available for purchase: http://wirex.com/Products/Immunix/purchase.html _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-moduleat_private http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module
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