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Date:	Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:45:01 -0800
From:	John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
CC:	john.johansen@...onical.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/12] Kconfig and Makefiles to enable configuration and
 building of AppArmor.

Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting john.johansen@...onical.com (john.johansen@...onical.com):
>> From: John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>
>>

<< snip >>

>> +config SECURITY_APPARMOR_NETWORK
>> +       bool "AppArmor network support"
>> +       depends on SECURITY_APPARMOR
>> +       default n
>> +       help
>> +	 This enables AppArmor to mediate applications network use.
>> +	 This will enable the SECURITY_NETWORK hooks.
> 
> Is there a compelling reason to have SECURITY_APPARMOR_NETWORK?   Does
> it impact performance?  Is there older userspace that will just break?
> 
No, not really anymore.  There used to be a case where I was building
with network hooks off and this has just been carried forward.

So it can go along with config APPARMOR_24_COMPAT, and I have even
been considering pulling the runtime disable as well as I don't
think there is a case for that either.
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