linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] overlay filesystem v9

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Message-ID: <20110519203018.GK3702@shadowen.org>
Date:	Thu, 19 May 2011 21:30:18 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
To:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>
Cc:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, nbd@...nwrt.org, neilb@...e.de,
	hramrach@...trum.cz, jordipujolp@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] overlay filesystem v9

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 03:04:37PM -0400, John Stoffel wrote:

> One question I have is why is a LiveCD even using the LSM modules?
> It's not like it tells you anything you don't know... unless you're
> planning on mounting some external disks and then reading in the LSM
> checksums from somewhere to confirm.
> 
> Just curious.  

Cause the LiveCD has the same kernel we want in the installed system on
it, so its there warts and all.

-apw
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