linux-kernel - Re: Silly questions: how can those security_ops->foo(...) calls work when entries seem to be NULL?

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Message-ID: <87ej21njxg.fsf@burp.tkv.asdf.org>
Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:33:15 +0200
From:	Markku Savela <msa@...h.iki.fi>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Silly questions: how can those security_ops->foo(...) calls work when entries seem to be NULL?

Blah.. insert foot in mouth -- found: verify() calls
security_fixups(), which modifies the supplied table..

IMHO, misleading name for function, "verify" sort of gives impression
of non-modifying function, and thus got me fooled while reading it..

Sorry about bothering...

-- 
Markku Savela
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