linux-kernel - Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning

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Date:	Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:58:11 +1000
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	malware-list@...ts.printk.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning

On Tuesday 05 August 2008 21:31, Alan Cox wrote:
> > No, I want a sane security policy in kernelsapce that doesn't look
> > at the content because doing security by content properly is equivalent
> > to solving the halting problem.  I couldn't give a rats a** about
> > windows viruses as they can't actually cause any harm on a Linux
> > machine.
>
> Go on then.. post patches.

Onus is not (or actually often is, but should not) be on reviewers
to do this. That effectively further reduces review bandwidth.

I can see why "feature" writers like the idea though. Either they
get someone to do their work for them, or negative reviews
disappear :)
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