Re: [PATCH] remove sys_security

Christoph Hellwig (hch@infradead.org)
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 15:09:20 +0100


On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 02:54:33PM +0100, Mike Wray wrote:
> I'm not sure the case for removal has been made. Some potential problems
> with the LSM security syscall have been pointed out. Isn't it better to
> consider
> fixes instead of ditching the syscall?

The conceptual wrong design was pointed out, yes. It's not fixable
without rplacing it with a proper design of the security module entry
points.

> Won't the absence of the syscall just result
> in even worse code being used? Presumably SELinux will have to implement
> the syscall functionality some other way.

Unlike this hook there is a chance we can review their new creations when
they ask for inclusion.

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