linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] add task handling notifier

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Message-Id: <20080108180309.4ccab28d.pj@sgi.com>
Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:03:09 -0600
From:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	jbeulich@...ell.com, hch@...radead.org, pagg@....sgi.com,
	erikj@....com, matthltc@...ibm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] add task handling notifier

Andrew wrote:
> What are those (unidentified) add-on features doing at present?
> Patching calls into fork.c/exec.c/exit.c?

Most likely.  I suspect we have general agreement and awareness
that such patching is not something that sells well in Linux-land.
And for good reason in my personal view ... such patching by loadable
modules could open the door to compromising the integrity of Linux in
ways that could be dangerous.

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