linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/6] conntrack: export lsm context rather than internal secid via netlink

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Date:	Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:01:50 +0200
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org,
	sds@...ho.nsa.gov, jengelh@...ozas.de, paul.moore@...com,
	casey@...aufler-ca.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter@...r.kernel.org, mr.dash.four@...glemail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] conntrack: export lsm context rather than internal
 secid	via netlink

On 24/09/10 22:45, Eric Paris wrote:
> @@ -172,4 +173,11 @@ enum ctattr_help {
>   };
>   #define CTA_HELP_MAX (__CTA_HELP_MAX - 1)
>
> +enum ctattr_secctx {
> +	CTA_SECCTX_UNSPEC,
> +	CTA_SECCTX_NAME,
> +	__CTA_SECCTX_MAX
> +};
> +#define CTA_SECCTX_MAX (__CTA_SECCTX_MAX - 1)

I guess that you have included this nest for consistency with CTA_HELP. 
My question: do you think that we'll include more attributes in that 
nest in the future? Otherwise, I would remove that nest and put 
CTA_SECCTX_NAME in the first level, since the nest would increase the 
message size.
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