Re: What went wrong with LSM, was: Re: [BK PATCH] LSM changes for 2.5.59

From: Crispin Cowan (crispinat_private)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 22:52:18 PST

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    Pete Zaitcev wrote:
    
    >I used to be super irritated by separate lists. Now I'm a member
    >of linux-usb-devel, uml-devel, sparclinux, and god knows what else.
    >Yes, they are unavoidable. Still, it is important to keep linux-kernel
    >at least somewhat informed. IMHO.
    >
    LKML was kept at least somewhat informed, IMHO:
    
        * LSM announced April 11, 2001
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=98695004126478&w=4>
        * Should there be separate lists for module development?
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=98695659813419&w=4>
              o Probably
                <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=98701977623500&w=4>
        * Discussion of the "DAC-out" design option appears in LKML July 12,
          2001
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=99497020101496&w=4>
        * LSM entangled in discussion of whether binary-only modules should
          be permitted, September 24, 2001
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=100134989121896&w=4>
        * Syscall 223 provisionally reserved for LSM
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=100255709403906&w=4>
        * LSM mentioned as related to extended attributes project
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=100509197600341&w=4>
        * Does LSM conflict with accessfs? January 16, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101120760212957&w=4>
              o No, it does not
                <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101138310816232&w=4>
        * LSM in Guillaume's big list of 2.5 stuff, January 23, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101176727007672&w=4>
        * LSM in Marc-Christian Petersen's forked kernel, May 21, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=102201919806027&w=4>
        * LSM interfacing to extended attributes, June 28, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=102527059400830&w=4>
        * First LSM patch into Linus' tree, July 16, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=102677797911383&w=4>
              o There are lots of these subsequently, so I won't cite them all
        * Racing with module load/unload affects LSM too, September 12, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103181033207587&w=4>
        * HCH takes issue with LSM, September 26, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103307580006067&w=4>
        * LSM hook style changes from low-cost hooks to no-cost configurable
          hooks, October 16, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103472694817532&w=4>
        * LSM and GPL requirement for modules, October 17, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103486544115996&w=4>
        * Remove the LSM sys_security call, October 17, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103488104604175&w=4>
        * LSM changed so that module does not have to provision every hook
          by providing a default action, December 1, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103872797618899&w=4>
        * The start of this flame-war, February 5, 2002
          <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=104441899708408&w=4>
    
    Crispin
    
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