linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/33] vfs: Add LSM hooks for the new mount API [ver #11]

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Date:   Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:53:17 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/33] vfs: Add LSM hooks for the new mount API [ver #11]

James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:

> >  (2) A hook to snoop source specifications.  
> 
> 
> What are source specifications?

"/dev/sda1" or "my.nfs.server:/foo/bar".

Actually, this hook is now gone.  Source specification is done by way of a
parameter with key of "source" and this can be specified multiple times if the
filesystem supports it (bcachefs for example).

David