linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/15] fixing audit rule ordering mess, part 1

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Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:10:44 -0500
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>, linux-audit@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/15] fixing audit rule ordering mess, part 1

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 20:59 +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 01:28:08PM -0500, Eric Paris wrote:
> 
> > I don't see why prio is only important on AUDIT_FILTER_EXIT.  Couldn't I
> > end up with stupidity with entry,never  ?
> 
> 
> AUDIT_WATCH and AUDIT_INODE can live only on exit chain.  I.e. we don't have
> that problem - other chains sit on the lists of their own and there the
> list ordering itself takes care of everything.  Exit chain has parts in
> sitting in hash instead of the primary list.

Makes perfect sense.  They all look good to me.

-Eric

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