linux-kernel - Re: + smack-version-11c-simplified-mandatory-access-control-kernel.patch added to -mm tree

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Message-ID: <20071121154849.GA7195@sergelap.austin.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:48:49 -0600
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	casey@...aufler-ca.com, chrisw@...s-sol.org, darwish.07@...il.com,
	jmorris@...ei.org, method@...icmethod.com, morgan@...nel.org,
	paul.moore@...com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov
Subject: Re: +
	smack-version-11c-simplified-mandatory-access-control-kernel.patch
	added to -mm tree

Quoting akpm@...ux-foundation.org (akpm@...ux-foundation.org):
> +/*
> + * There are not enough CAP bits available to make this
> + * real, so Casey borrowed the capability that looks to
> + * him like it has the best balance of similarity amd
> + * low use.
> + */
> +#define CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE

Hey Casey,

note that 64-bit capabilities are now in -mm, so you could grab your own
capability.

-serge
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