From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: stephen-OTpzqLSitTUnbdJkjeBofR2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org
Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-security-module-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
viro-RmSDqhL/yNMiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org,
selinux-+05T5uksL2qpZYMLLGbcSA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev_ioctl()
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:40 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180308.123440.2224695014753871221.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180306155920.7b6379ac@xeon-e3>
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen-OTpzqLSitTUnbdJkjeBofR2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800
> Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that
> should just die,
>
> It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names.
>
> # ifconfig sit0
>
> which probably several web pages still tell users to do...
> We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just
> baggage.
As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break
it at this point.
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: stephen@networkplumber.org
Cc: pmoore@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, dac.override@gmail.com,
selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev_ioctl()
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:40 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180308.123440.2224695014753871221.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180306155920.7b6379ac@xeon-e3>
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800
> Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that
> should just die,
>
> It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names.
>
> # ifconfig sit0
>
> which probably several web pages still tell users to do...
> We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just
> baggage.
As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break
it at this point.
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: davem@davemloft.net (David Miller)
To: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev_ioctl()
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:40 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180308.123440.2224695014753871221.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180306155920.7b6379ac@xeon-e3>
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800
> Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that
> should just die,
>
> It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names.
>
> # ifconfig sit0
>
> which probably several web pages still tell users to do...
> We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just
> baggage.
As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break
it at this point.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-03-08 17:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-06 22:27 [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev_ioctl() Paul Moore
2018-03-06 22:27 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-06 22:27 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-06 22:32 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-06 22:32 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-06 22:32 ` Paul Moore
[not found] ` <CAHC9VhR4FzwsAEO9O9Pnpkm2jOBajwZUkn_i0FqOMR_4ycag2g-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2018-03-07 20:13 ` David Miller
2018-03-07 20:13 ` David Miller
2018-03-07 20:13 ` David Miller
2018-03-06 23:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-03-06 23:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-03-06 23:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2018-03-07 13:46 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-07 13:46 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-07 13:46 ` Paul Moore
2018-03-08 17:34 ` David Miller [this message]
2018-03-08 17:34 ` David Miller
2018-03-08 17:34 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20180308.123440.2224695014753871221.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2018-03-08 18:05 ` Eric Dumazet
2018-03-08 18:05 ` Eric Dumazet
2018-03-08 18:05 ` Eric Dumazet
[not found] ` <c2d378b6-80b3-d9e1-7087-95f143875067-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2018-03-08 18:11 ` David Miller
2018-03-08 18:11 ` David Miller
2018-03-08 18:11 ` David Miller
[not found] ` <20180308.131115.611191617522587758.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2018-03-08 20:53 ` Eric Dumazet
2018-03-08 20:53 ` Eric Dumazet
2018-03-08 20:53 ` Eric Dumazet
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