linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/14] CacheFiles: Permit a process's create SID to be overridden [try #2]

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Message-ID: <20954.1186682862@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:42 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	casey@...aufler-ca.com
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...l.org,
	steved@...hat.com, trond.myklebust@....uio.no,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-cachefs@...hat.com,
	nfsv4@...ux-nfs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/14] CacheFiles: Permit a process's create SID to be overridden [try #2]

Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com> wrote:

> This is SELinux specific funtionality and should be done in the
> SELinux code. You should not be adding interfaces that are SELinux
> specific, in this case using secids instead of the LSM blob interfaces.

Is using secids your only objection?  Or are you objecting to the whole
'act-as' concept?

David
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