linux-kernel - Re: [TOMOYO #7 30/30] Hooks for SAKURA and TOMOYO.

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:46:56 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	casey@...aufler-ca.com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	crispin@...spincowan.com, serue@...ibm.com, matthew@....cx,
	paul.moore@...com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, takedakn@...data.co.jp,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO #7 30/30] Hooks for SAKURA and TOMOYO.

> 
> Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > It is true that namespace may differ between processes,
> > > but I think that that is the matter of how to restrict namespace manipulation operations.
> > > As I said, a system can't survive if namespace is madly manipulated.
> > > To keep the system workable, /bin/ must be the directory for binary programs,
> > > /etc/ must be the directory for configuration files, and so on in all namespaces.
> > 
> > Ehm? Where did you get those ideas?
> > 
> > I'm free to name my directories any way I want, and keep config files
> > in /pavlix_config, thank you... There is even distro that does
> > something like that, IIRC...
> > 
> We can make processes have different namespace by using clone() with CLONE_NEWNS.
> But even if some process got a different namespace, it need to follow conventional rules.
> Optional files (e.g. /pavlix_config) need not to follow conventional rules.
> What I'm talking about is essetial files (e.g. /bin/sh and
> /etc/passwd).

Why would I need to follow rules?

> Can your system continue running even if essetial files are not in place
> (like /bin/sh moved to /etc/sh and /etc/passwd moved to /bin/passwd) ?

Why not? They are just a names, they can be changed as log as you
change them everywhere. Which is rather easy for small
systems... think openembedded.
									Pavel

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