linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] LSM: Enable multiple calls to security_add

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Date:   Mon, 1 May 2017 09:28:52 +1000 (AEST)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] LSM: Enable multiple calls to security_add_hooks()
 for the same LSM

On Sat, 29 Apr 2017, Mickaël Salaün wrote:

> Check if the registering LSM already registered hooks just before. This
> enable to split hook declarations into multiple files without
> registering multiple time the same LSM name, starting from commit
> d69dece5f5b6 ("LSM: Add /sys/kernel/security/lsm").

Please include a detailed rationale for these patches.  The above tells us 
very little about why they are needed.



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