linux-kernel - Re: LSM conversion to static interface [revert patch]

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0710231057020.16684@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:10:54 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@...e.de>,
	Thomas Fricaccia <thomas_fricacci@...oo.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: LSM conversion to static interface [revert patch]


On Oct 22 2007 22:16, Chris Wright wrote:
>> 
>> If it turns out that the above module becomes unmaintained and no
>> longer usable, and no other useful cases show up, we can always
>> garbage collect this code in the future; it's now low-overhead
>> anyway for those who care, due to the KConfig option.
>
>Yes, and I think we can still improve performance although I can't see
>anyway to help out the modular case, so I guess it will have to incur
>the hit that's always been there.  I think your Kconfig option is a
>decent compromise.

(Un)registering security modules is a one-time hit. You do not load
and unload modules on a per-minute basis outside debugging.
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