linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] audit: Use a tracepoint for getname

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Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:32:53 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jlayton@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] audit: Use a tracepoint for getname

On Thu, 2012-09-20 at 09:05 -0400, Eric Paris wrote:

> I think we need to just use panic instead of audit_panic.  This early
> at boot userspace would not have been able to tell the kernel that
> audit_panic == panic nor would the box die later if userspace ask for
> that functionality.  Instead the box would run but audit would be
> broken, which customers who want audit_panic == panic would be most
> upset about.

Arnaldo, if you do convert it to panic, please denote that change in the
change log and give Erics explanation as well (quote him if needed ;-)

Thanks,

-- Steve


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