* Stephen Smalley (sdsat_private) wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Chris Wright wrote: > > > i think, once we reach a stable snapshot, we'll need to break the patch > > apart and present it to subsystem maintainers for comments. for > > example, i'd like create a LSM VFS patch and propose it to the > > linux-fsdevel list. i don't believe we can present the entire LSM patch > > and expect any useful repsonses. > > Are you sure that this is necessary? The SubmittingPatches document says > to separate each logical change into its own patch. LSM is a single > logical change, i.e. the addition of security hooks to the kernel, > although it spans many different kernel subsystems. Also, since LSM was > created specifically in response to Linus' remarks at the 2.5 kernel > summit about what he would be willing to consider for inclusion in the > mainstream Linux kernel, wouldn't it be better to send the entire patch to > him and to lkml for initial consideration? it is a huge patch. i think it is useful to at least break it into pieces when submitting it. this is not an uncommon practice. 'logical change' is certainly in the eyes of the beholder. for example, one could say the ipc or network part of the lsm patch is logically separate from the vfs portion. at any rate, i'm happy to go with the flow ;-) -chris _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-moduleat_private http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module
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