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

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:30:44 -0500
From:	"Scott Preece" <sepreece@...il.com>
To:	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"James Morris" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"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

On 7/19/07, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Please distinguish between "cater to" and "support". If the kernel
> > didn't worry about supporting out-of-tree code, then why would there
> > be loadable module at all?
>
> Memory usage, flexibility, debugging.
>
> Module support was not added for external modules.
>

Code that is being debugged is, often [usually, I hope], out-of-tree
code, though it may be aimed at future inclusion.

However, I do agree that there is value to having loadable modules for
in-tree functionality, too.

scott
-- 
scott preece
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