linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vfs: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in inode

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.02.1401101336320.7164@tundra.namei.org>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:36:59 +1100 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vfs: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in
 inode_permission()

On Fri, 10 Jan 2014, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> > There's an extra source of headache, BTW - what about the "LSM stacking"
> > crowd and their plans?
> 
> LSM stacking is a pipedream right  now anyway, isn't it? It's been
> talked about for years and years, I've never seen a patch-set that is
> even remotely something we'd seriously consider.
> 

And there's no good justification for it.


-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>
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