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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Out of tree module using LSM
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:50:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071128195042.047049fc@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF74C1FF25.986585E9-ON802573A1.006239BF-802573A1.0064DE96@sophos.com>

> So as there is no question the current code does some ugly things it is 
> even more true that we would be even more happy to use an official API. 
> LSM was that and we were happily using it which we won't be able to do if 
> it abruptly goes away. Yes it is not a perfect match but until it is 
> modified to be better, or until something appropriate is designed and 
> implemented, it would be very nice if it could stay.

So for an SELinux based system what you are saying is you want to be able
to stack your module with the SELinux module and after SELinux has
considered policy rules still be able to veto them on the grounds that
you are say about to serve a virus to a windows box ?

Alan

  reply	other threads:[~2007-11-28 19:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-28 12:42 Out of tree module using LSM Tvrtko A. Ursulin
2007-11-28 14:41 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-11-28 16:38   ` Casey Schaufler
2007-11-28 16:46     ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-11-28 17:39       ` Stephen Hemminger
2007-11-28 18:22         ` tvrtko.ursulin
2007-11-28 19:50           ` Alan Cox [this message]
2007-11-29 16:12             ` tvrtko.ursulin
2007-11-29  0:12           ` James Morris
2007-11-29 16:27             ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 16:51               ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 16:51               ` Stephen Hemminger
2007-11-29 16:52               ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-11-29  0:51           ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-11-29  1:45             ` Casey Schaufler
2007-11-28 18:15       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-11-28 18:30         ` Al Viro
2007-11-29  0:38           ` Greg KH
2007-11-29  0:53             ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-11-29  1:07               ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 16:36                 ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 16:47                   ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 16:53                     ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-11-29 16:57                       ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-11-29 17:27                         ` Alan Cox
2007-11-29 22:58                           ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-08 10:50                             ` Pavel Machek
2007-11-29 17:03                       ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 17:35                         ` Ray Lee
2007-11-29 17:45                           ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 18:03                             ` Ray Lee
2007-11-29 18:19                               ` Justin Banks
2007-11-29 18:38                                 ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 17:51                           ` Al Viro
2007-11-29 17:05                     ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 17:14                       ` Greg KH
2007-11-29 16:26           ` tvrtko.ursulin
2007-11-29 17:36             ` Alan Cox
2007-11-29 18:40               ` Ray Lee
2007-11-29 18:56                 ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 19:11                   ` Ray Lee
2007-11-29 19:45                     ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 20:56                       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-11-29 22:08                         ` Al Viro
2007-11-30  0:50                           ` James Morris
2007-11-29 23:31                         ` Jon Masters
2007-11-29 21:45                       ` Alan Cox
2007-11-29 22:12                         ` Justin Banks
2007-11-30  1:48                           ` Al Viro
2007-11-30 15:37                             ` Justin Banks
2007-11-29 23:34                         ` Jon Masters
2007-11-30  6:20                           ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-11-30 13:30                             ` Alan Cox
2007-11-29 21:09               ` Andi Kleen
2007-11-28 19:20 ` Andi Kleen
2007-11-28 19:52   ` Alan Cox
2007-11-28 20:05     ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-11-29 16:39   ` tvrtko.ursulin
2007-12-01  8:43     ` Pavel Machek
2007-12-02 19:44       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-12-02 20:02         ` Arjan van de Ven
2007-12-02 20:06         ` Andi Kleen
2007-12-02 20:22         ` Pavel Machek
2007-12-02 21:09           ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-12-02 21:56             ` Pavel Machek
2007-12-02 23:15               ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-12-02 23:23                 ` Pavel Machek
2007-11-29  0:58 ` Greg KH
2007-11-30 20:52 Crispin Cowan
2007-11-30 21:36 ` James Morris
2007-11-30 23:52   ` Crispin Cowan
2007-12-01  0:05     ` James Morris
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2007-12-03 22:45             ` Bodo Eggert

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