linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/28] SECURITY: Allow kernel services to override LSM settings for task actions [try #2]

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Message-ID: <25991.1197330258@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:44:18 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	casey@...aufler-ca.com
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Karl MacMillan <kmacmill@...hat.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 08/28] SECURITY: Allow kernel services to override LSM settings for task actions [try #2]

Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com> wrote:

> That happens to me when interfaces are described in SELinux terms. I
> still don't care much for multiple contexts, and I don't have a good
> grasp of how you'll deal with Smack, or any LSM other than SELinux.

Me neither.  I understand SELinux somewhat, though it's got a lot of wibbly
bits, and WinNT's security system, but I have no experience of the other
stuff.

> Just as Stephen mentions, I also don't see the generality that a change
> of this magnitude really ought to provide.

Perhaps it should be a specific interface, solely for cachefiles's use then.

David
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