linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][Patch 1/6] integrity: new hooks

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Date:	Thu, 8 Mar 2007 08:31:18 -0800
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, safford@...son.ibm.com,
	serue@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kjhall@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	zohar@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [RFC][Patch 1/6] integrity: new hooks

* Mimi Zohar (zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> +static int dummy_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *name, void *value,
> +				size_t size, int flags)
> +{
> +	if (!strncmp(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
> +		     sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX) - 1) &&
> +	    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> +		return -EPERM;
> +	return 0;
> +}

Hold on, what is all this?  Duplication of all of this code is a no go.

thanks,
-chris
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