netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] modules: allow modprobe load regular elf binaries

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Date:   Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:48:35 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
Cc:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-team <kernel-team@...com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] modules: allow modprobe load regular elf
 binaries

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:22:00AM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On 3/10/18 7:34 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > Also,
> > 
> > Alexei you never answered my questions out aliases with the umh modules.
> > Long term this important to consider.
> 
> aliases always felt like a crutch to me.
> I can see an argument when they're used as 'alias pci:* foo'
> but the way it's used in networking with ip_set_* and nf-* is
> something I prefer not to ever do again.
> Definitely no aliases for bpfilter umh.

I agree, let's not do that if at all possible for these types of
binaries.

greg k-h