linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] KEYS: Add keyctl function to get a security label

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Message-ID: <25702.1196904505@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:28:25 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@...hat.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, casey@...aufler-ca.com, viro@....linux.org.uk,
	hch@...radead.org, Trond.Myklebust@...app.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] KEYS: Add keyctl function to get a security label

Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov> wrote:

> inode_getsecurity and getprocattr directly return the strings.
> Admittedly, the whole interface could be cleaned up and made far more
> consistent, but I don't think he necessarily has to go through the
> getsecid + secid_to_secctx sequence if he only wants the secctx.

It's what Daniel Walsh wanted.

David
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