linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/26] Add a secctx_to_secid() LSM hook to go along with the existing

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Message-Id: <200801161719.41264.paul.moore@hp.com>
Date:	Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:19:40 -0500
From:	Paul Moore <paul.moore@...com>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	casey@...aufler-ca.com, Trond.Myklebust@...app.com,
	npiggin@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/26] Add a secctx_to_secid() LSM hook to go along with the existing

On Wednesday 16 January 2008 5:13:53 pm James Morris wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Tuesday 15 January 2008 8:05:27 pm James Morris wrote:
> > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, David Howells wrote:
> > > > secid_to_secctx() LSM hook.  This patch also includes the SELinux
> > > > implementation for this hook.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul.moore@...com>
> > > > Acked-by: Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>
> > >
> > > This is useful in its own right, and I would like to push it upstream
> > > for 2.6.24 unless there are any objections.
> >
> > Isn't it a bit late in 2.6.24 to add new functionality, especially when
> > there isn't an in-tree user for it in 2.6.24?
>
> Actually, I meant to go into 2.6.24 after the merge window opens.

I'm assuming you meant 2.6.25 in the sentence above?

-- 
paul moore
linux security @ hp
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