linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][RFC] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

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Message-ID: <20070625013818.GC3723@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:38:18 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morgan <agm@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...gle.com>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

* James Morris (jmorris@...ei.org) wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, Chris Wright wrote:
> 
> > * James Morris (jmorris@...ei.org) wrote:
> > > -module_param_named(disable, capability_disable, int, 0);
> > > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable, "To disable capabilities module set disable = 1");
> > > +
> > > +static int __init capability_disable_setup(char *str)
> > > +{
> > > +	capability_disable = simple_strtol(str, NULL, 0);
> > > +	return 1;
> > > +}
> > > +__setup("capability_disable=", capability_disable_setup);
> > 
> > This changes the command line argument.  Other than that and a some
> > sanity testing I'll take this.
> 
> Do you mean the name change, or the logic?
> 
> The name needs to change because kernel parameters are in a global 
> namespace.

Sorry, I mean it's currently capability.disable (and the only reason it
matters is that at one point I know there were users of it).

thanks,
-chris
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