linux-kernel - Re: [TOMOYO 04/15](repost) Utility functions and securityfs interface for policy manipulation.

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Message-ID: <20071002141515.GA11723@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:15:15 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Kentaro Takeda <takedakn@...data.co.jp>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, chrisw@...s-sol.org
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO 04/15](repost) Utility functions and securityfs
	interface for policy manipulation.

On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 05:05:44PM +0900, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 04:31:48PM +0900, Kentaro Takeda wrote:
> > Common functions for TOMOYO Linux.
> > 
> > TOMOYO Linux uses /sys/kernel/security/tomoyo interface for configuration.
> > 
> This seems like a bit of an abuse of sysfs.

This is not sysfs, it is securityfs, big difference.

> Isn't this precisely what configfs is for?

Possibly, but you can do the same thing in securityfs if needed.

thanks,

greg k-h
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