Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs

From: Casey Schaufler (casey@schaufler-ca.com)
Date: Mon Jul 25 2005 - 21:37:52 PDT

Previous message: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
In reply to: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Next in thread: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Next in thread: Stephen Smalley: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Reply: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

--- Chris Wright <chrisw@private> wrote:


> Separate namespace, so appropriate for each.

So the file system specific code for a file
system could, if such a hook existed, call
xattr = security_supply_xattr("security.BandL", inode)

This would seem no less intrusive than a
defaulting scheme to me, and might be acceptable
"upstream".




Casey Schaufler
casey@schaufler-ca.com

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com

Previous message: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
In reply to: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Next in thread: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Next in thread: Stephen Smalley: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Reply: Chris Wright: "Re: [RFC][PATCH] Generic fallback for security xattrs"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Mon Jul 25 2005 - 21:38:13 PDT