On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 sarnoldat_private wrote: > > 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. > Does this mean the consensus reached at the BoF was that a regression > test program wouldn't be worth the time it takes to write one? Yes, that was the general consensus. I'm not sure if Steve Kramer was convinced, but the general feeling was that it was doable, but not necessarily worth doing - it might be a good thing if hooks that weren't being actively used died out. Emily _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-moduleat_private http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module
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