linux-kernel - Re: Linux Security *Module* Framework (Was: LSM conversion to static interface

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Message-Id: <471C8572.3C0A.0073.0@novell.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:10:50 -0600
From:	"Adam Jerome" <abj@...ell.com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux Security *Module* Framework (Was: LSM conversion to
	static interface

On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at  6:55 AM, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote: 
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 12:50:29PM +0100, Simon Arlott wrote:
>> I currently have an LSM that only handles permissions for socket_bind
>> and socket_listen, I load it and then "capability" as secondary on
>> boot - but now I can't because the LSM framework is now just the LS
>> framework.
>> 
>> Why can't this "static LSM" change be a Kconfig option?
>> (I don't want to have to maintain my own reverted copy of security/,
>> or compile this into the kernel because then I can't ever modify and
>> reload it without rebooting.)
> 
> Let's start with the more important questions:
> 
> Did you submit your LSM for inclusion into the kernel?
> 
> If yes, why wasn't it accepted?
> If no, why not?

Those are important questions, no doubt.  However, that does not
address Simon's question.  Especially in light of Linus' statement:

 "I'm also perfectly willing to unapply it if there actually are
  valid out-of-tree users that people push for not merging."

It seems that, whether submitted (and or accepted) into the kernel
or not, Simon has the obligation to respond to Linus' challenge.

-adam



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