linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH try #3] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:42:44 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Christian Ehrhardt <lk@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH try #3] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

Quoting James Morris (jmorris@...ei.org):
> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> 
> > If we could get a few (non-afilliated :) people who work with
> > customers in the security field to tell us whether this is being
> > used, that would be very helpful.  Not sure how to get that.
> 
> The mainline kernel does not cater to out of tree code.

(Must... resist...)

> > Or we just apply the patch and see who yells  :)
> 
> 
> It's already pretty clear.

I doubt anyone not on lkml or linux-security-module has heard of this.

So we'll see.

(I was, obviously, talking about end-users)

-serge
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