linux-kernel - Re: [TOMOYO #6 retry 08/21] Utility functions and policy manipulationinterface.

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:45:36 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO #6 retry 08/21] Utility functions and policy
	manipulationinterface.

On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:06:17AM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> James Morris wrote:
> > > > TOMOYO Linux uses /sys/kernel/security/tomoyo interface for configuration.
> > > 
> > > Why aren't you using securityfs for this?  (It was designed for LSMs).
> > 
> > Doh, it is using securityfs, don't worry.
> > 
> I got a mm-commits mail titled
> "+ sysfs-make-sysfs_deprecated-depend-on-sysfs.patch added to -mm tree" .
> 
> Is sysfs going to be deprecated?

No, there is a config option, CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED which enables some
older sysfs symlinks and layouts.  That patch from Randy Dunlap was just
fixing up some config dependancies that were found, that's all.

> If sysfs becomes not available at /sys/ , where securityfs is going to be mounted?

sysfs is not going away any time soon, don't worry :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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