linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Security/sysfs: Enable security xattrs to be set on sysfs files, directories, and symlinks.

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Date:	Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:25:07 -0700
From:	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	"David P. Quigley" <dpquigl@...ho.nsa.gov>, jmorris@...ei.org,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>, gregkh@...e.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Security/sysfs: Enable security xattrs to be set on sysfs
 files, directories, and symlinks.

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>
> If it is a valid optimization to inter atoms as the labels and just
> hold a couple.  I think the implementation is roughly comparable in
> size/complexity with what you have now, and likely to be a nicer in
> the common case for the people who want to do play with labels and
> sysfs.
>   

I have a notion for a different approach that might make everyone
happier. It may take a few days.

working ...


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