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Message-ID: <20071022215739.121e5ea3@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:57:39 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	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 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:56:52 +1000 (EST)
James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> 
> > @@ -4895,6 +4908,7 @@ static struct security_operations selinu
> >  	.sem_semop =			selinux_sem_semop,
> >  
> >  	.register_security =
> > selinux_register_security,
> > +	.unregister_security =
> > selinux_unregister_security, 
> >  	.d_instantiate =                selinux_d_instantiate,
> 
> You also need to consider whether to allow capabilities to be built
> as an unloadable module.  If not, then we don't need this hook added
> back into SELinux.  Otherwise, if it is desired, you also need to
> reinstate capability_exit and general modular bits for
> security/capability.c.
> 

this just allows 3d party replacements of capability like functions;
there is no need/point to have the existing capability back as modular
to be honest.
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