linux-kernel - Re: Adding a security parameter to VFS functions

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Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:09:52 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, viro@....linux.org.uk, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	casey@...aufler-ca.com, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	nfsv4@...ux-nfs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Adding a security parameter to VFS functions

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> > Would you object greatly to functions like vfs_mkdir() gaining a security
> > parameter?  What I'm thinking of is this:
> ...
> Why the *hell* would mkdir() be so magical as to need something like that?

If you look again, you'll notice that I said "functions like vfs_mkdir()".  I
was I using vfs_mkdir() as an example.  I didn't mean to apply this to
directory creation only.  It would need to apply to all the vfs_*() entry
points called by nfsd and cachefiles.

David
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