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From: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
To: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com, Theodore Tso <tytso@MIT.EDU>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, malware-list@lists.printk.net,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon access scanning
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:06:29 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1218045989.27684.257.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080806122500.538c3fc6@cuia.bos.redhat.com>

On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 12:25 -0400, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:12:56 +0100
> tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com wrote:
> > Rik van Riel wrote on 06/08/2008 16:46:04:
> 
> > > More importantly, getting info on which bytes in a file changed
> > > will also help backup programs and disk indexing programs.
> > 
> > True, but Nick mentioned some huge issues with access after close and 
> > munmap in one of your previous postings. It sounds to me that would be a 
> > huge VM/filesystem work to actually enable things like this.
> 
> A universally useful large change is often easier to get into
> the Linux kernel than a single-purpose hack.

Over engineering in a void for some supposed someday user isn't a good
idea either.  If there are other people interested in working together
to come up with a solution to multiple needs I'm here to help!

-Eric


  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-06 18:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 251+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-08-04 21:00 [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning Eric Paris
2008-08-04 22:32 ` [malware-list] " Greg KH
2008-08-05  0:26   ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-08-05  0:47     ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05  0:54       ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-08-05  5:49         ` Kyle Moffett
2008-08-05 12:32           ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 11:31         ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 14:06           ` Peter Zijlstra
2008-08-05 14:09             ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 17:58           ` Nick Piggin
2008-08-06  2:41         ` Andi Kleen
2008-08-06 18:04           ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-05  0:32   ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05  0:35     ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05  0:51     ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 11:23       ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 17:03         ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 18:56           ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 20:30             ` Greg KH
2008-08-06 18:49               ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06 21:02                 ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-06 21:28                   ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06 21:52                     ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-07 14:16                       ` Eric Paris
2008-08-07 21:55                         ` David Wagner
2008-08-08  2:06                         ` Rene Herman
2008-08-08  2:15                           ` Eric Paris
2008-08-08  2:55                             ` Rene Herman
2008-08-08 11:58                               ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-08 12:34                                 ` Rene Herman
2008-08-08 13:11                                   ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-08 13:43                                     ` Rene Herman
2008-08-05 11:25       ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 17:01         ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 20:36           ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 19:46       ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 20:15         ` Greg KH
2008-08-06  9:37           ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 15:25             ` Greg KH
2008-08-06 15:41               ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06 16:03               ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06  9:28         ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-05 14:41     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface foron " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 14:56       ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 16:37         ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 17:19           ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 17:38             ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 17:29               ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 18:02                 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 20:12                   ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 20:41                     ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 18:04               ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 18:11                 ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 18:38                   ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 18:54                     ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-05 20:37                       ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 21:14                         ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 21:23                           ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 21:42                             ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 21:44                             ` Greg KH
     [not found]                               ` <2629CC4E1D22A64593B02C43E855530303E21D47@USILMS12.ca.com>
2008-08-05 22:26                                 ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro toalinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning Greg KH
2008-08-05 23:37                                   ` Al Viro
2008-08-05 23:48                                     ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 23:57                                       ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-06  0:11                                       ` Greg KH
2008-08-06  0:25                                         ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06  0:46                                           ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-06  1:44                                             ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-08 10:48                                               ` [malware-list] Threat model for Unix Computers Jörg Ostertag
2008-08-08 22:26                                                 ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-09  1:21                                                 ` david
2008-08-09  1:44                                                 ` Ulrich Drepper
2008-08-05 23:55                                 ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro toalinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning Theodore Tso
2008-08-06 10:25                                   ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-05 21:45                             ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning Al Viro
2008-08-05 20:18                     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon access scanning Greg KH
2008-08-05 20:28                       ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 20:51                         ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 21:08                           ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-06  0:51                     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon " Rik van Riel
2008-08-06 12:10                       ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-06 12:38                         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-06 13:11                           ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-06 13:49                             ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-06 13:55                               ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06 14:11                                 ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-06 14:20                                   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2008-08-06 13:57                             ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-06 11:31                               ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon " David Collier-Brown
2008-08-06 23:20                                 ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-06 13:44                         ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon " Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-06 14:16                           ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 14:23                             ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-06 15:22                             ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-06 15:54                               ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-07  9:28                             ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-07 14:21                               ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-07 14:31                                 ` Eric Paris
2008-08-08  0:05                                   ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-08  5:17                                     ` James Morris
2008-08-06 15:08                         ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-06 15:33                           ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-06 15:46                             ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-06 16:12                               ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 16:25                                 ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-06 18:06                                   ` Eric Paris [this message]
2008-08-05 20:17                   ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon " Alan Cox
2008-08-06  9:24                   ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 15:24                     ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 18:27                 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 18:34                   ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 18:38                     ` Greg KH
2008-08-05 20:15                       ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-05 20:26                         ` Greg KH
2008-08-06 10:05                           ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 10:50                             ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-06 11:07                               ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 11:26                                 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-07  0:49                                   ` Mihai Donțu
2008-08-07  4:39                                     ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-11 13:45                                       ` Mihai Donțu
2008-08-11 13:56                                         ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-11 16:11                                           ` David Collier-Brown
2008-08-11 21:18                                             ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-11 22:09                                               ` David Wagner
2008-08-12  7:32                                                 ` Alan Cox
2008-08-13 10:28                                               ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-13 10:46                                                 ` Press, Jonathan
2008-08-13 11:08                                                   ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-13 12:56                                                   ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-13 13:52                                                     ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-14 12:54                                                       ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-14 18:37                                                         ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon " Press, Jonathan
2008-08-14 22:39                                                           ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-15  0:00                                                             ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-15  0:43                                                               ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-15  1:02                                                                 ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-15  3:00                                                                 ` Eric Paris
2008-08-15  5:22                                                                   ` david
2008-08-15  5:33                                                                     ` david
2008-08-15  5:38                                                                       ` david
2008-08-17 22:14                                                                     ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-17 22:12                                                                   ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-17 22:47                                                                     ` david
2008-08-17 22:58                                                                       ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-17 23:24                                                                         ` david
2008-08-18  0:00                                                                         ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-18  0:17                                                                           ` david
2008-08-18  0:31                                                                             ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-18  0:39                                                                               ` david
2008-08-18  0:42                                                                             ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-18  0:07                                                                         ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-19 10:41                                                                           ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-15  8:35                                                                 ` Alan Cox
2008-08-15 11:35                                                                   ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-15 12:57                                                                     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforonaccess scanning Press, Jonathan
2008-08-15 13:16                                                                       ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-15 13:22                                                                         ` douglas.leeder
2008-08-15 13:28                                                                           ` douglas.leeder
2008-08-15 13:55                                                                           ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-15 14:19                                                                             ` douglas.leeder
2008-08-15 15:42                                                                             ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-08-17 22:10                                                                   ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon access scanning Pavel Machek
2008-08-13 13:58                                                     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linuxinterfaceforon " Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-13 13:54                                                   ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-13 14:16                                                     ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-13 14:28                                                       ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-13 15:19                                                         ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-14 12:56                                                       ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-14 20:06                                                         ` Alan Cox
2008-08-14 22:35                                                           ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-11 21:53                                             ` David Wagner
2008-08-11 21:45                                               ` Alan Cox
2008-08-14 10:48                                               ` David Collier-Brown
2008-08-06 15:00                                 ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-06 15:17                             ` Greg KH
2008-08-06 15:22                               ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 20:38                         ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 20:54                           ` Eric Paris
2008-08-05 21:05                           ` Al Viro
2008-08-05 18:38                     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon " Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-05 18:39                   ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06  0:30                     ` Rik van Riel
2008-08-06  1:55                       ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06 11:40                     ` Sidebar to [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on " David Collier-Brown
2008-08-06  0:22                 ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interfaceforon " Rik van Riel
2008-08-06  0:53                   ` jmorris
2008-08-06  2:46       ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface foron " Andi Kleen
2008-08-06  8:39     ` [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on " tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-05 11:21   ` Helge Hafting
2008-08-05 17:04     ` Greg KH
2008-08-05  2:49 ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-05  3:01   ` Cliffe
2008-08-05  3:44     ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-05  3:45       ` Cliffe
2008-08-05 20:56       ` Paul Moore
2008-08-06  3:00         ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-06 14:18           ` Paul Moore
2008-08-07  0:49             ` Casey Schaufler
2008-08-05  3:46     ` Greg KH
2008-08-05  3:58       ` Cliffe
2008-08-05 12:05         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-05 12:22       ` Alan Cox
2008-08-05 18:08 ` Nick Piggin
2008-08-06  9:44   ` [malware-list] " tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 11:10     ` Nick Piggin
2008-08-06 11:29       ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 16:57         ` Nick Piggin
2008-08-05 22:55 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-08-06 10:09   ` [malware-list] " tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06 22:24     ` David Wagner
2008-08-07  0:04       ` James Morris
2008-08-07 10:30         ` Alan Cox
2008-08-07 11:19       ` tvrtko.ursulin
2008-08-06  2:35 ` Andi Kleen
2008-08-06  3:43   ` Eric Paris
2008-08-06  3:52     ` Andi Kleen
2008-08-06 22:04 ` David Wagner
2008-08-18 14:06 ` John Moser
2008-08-15 10:10 [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to alinuxinterfaceforon " Rob Meijer
2008-08-15 11:02 ` Alan Cox
2008-08-15 12:22 Rob Meijer
2008-08-15 13:27 ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-15 17:31   ` david
2008-08-16  3:57     ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-16  4:09       ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-16  5:19         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-16  9:39           ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-16 11:38             ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-16 15:17               ` Theodore Tso
2008-08-17  7:49                 ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-17  8:58                   ` david
2008-08-18  0:11                     ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-18  0:32                       ` david
2008-08-18  1:20                         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-18 10:54                       ` douglas.leeder
2008-08-18 13:40                         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-16  5:35         ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-08-16  7:27           ` david
     [not found]         ` <alpine.DEB.1.10.0808152115210.12859@asgard.lang.hm>
2008-08-16  9:28           ` Alan Cox
2008-08-16 10:14             ` david
2008-08-17 21:17       ` David Collier-Brown
2008-08-18  1:33         ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-18  1:44           ` david
2008-08-18  2:33             ` Peter Dolding
2008-08-15 14:18 ` Alan Cox
2008-08-17 10:33 Rob Meijer
2008-08-17 10:46 ` david
2008-08-17 21:58   ` Pavel Machek
2008-08-17 22:30     ` david

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