Re: [RFC] 2.4.11-pre4 patch

From: jmjonesat_private
Date: Fri Oct 05 2001 - 19:04:04 PDT

  • Next message: Crispin Cowan: "Re: [RFC] 2.4.11-pre4 patch"

    On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Seth Arnold wrote:
    
    > On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 06:10:05PM -0700, Crispin Cowan wrote:
    > > To refresh everyone's memory, here is the notes from the August LSM BoF
    > > http://mail.wirex.com/pipermail/linux-security-module/2001-August/001663.html 
    > 
    > One further issue that was brought up in the BOF (at least, as reported
    > by Crispin's notes :) was getting LSM back out, once the patch is
    > accepted.
    > 
    > Linus says no conditional compilation. I think we can all agree on this,
    > particularly with as invasive a patch as we have now.
    > 
    > Does anyone have ideas for the headers that will enable folks to compile
    > out LSM if they want, while still being pretty? Are there other examples
    > (devfs?) that we should model?
    > 
    > And, do we need to have this elvel of readiness before submitting our
    > patch?
    > 
    > Cheers! ;)
    > 
    
    I have some interest in (potentially) removing LSM, but removing ANYTHING
    that is "actual kernel" seems to suffer from the same pitfalls, and if LSM
    is that, then it does.
    
    That being said,  I'm not sure the effort of making LSM reversable is
    necessary... the hooks don't seem to be a problem, they cost, but not so
    very much, and a "grep -v" can pretty much remove them. The only issue is
    the dummy module (and capability, i think).  It doesn't seem so heavy that 
    leaving it in with the plug loaded is a make or break issue.
    
    Just My Thoughts,
    J. Melvin Jones
    
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