linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH 00/11] S.A.R.A. a new stacked LSM

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Message-ID: <CAJHCu1+=uYQ-N7CH4KfmTHrN2hJjwzN0tgg4sWHU0LjVr+uGGA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:59:03 +0200
From:   Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
Cc:     kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        Brad Spengler <spender@...ecurity.net>,
        PaX Team <pageexec@...email.hu>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, Matt Brown <matt@...tt.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] [PATCH 00/11] S.A.R.A. a new stacked LSM

2017-07-09 21:35 GMT+02:00 Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>:
> Hi,
>
> I think it make sense to merge the W^X features with the TPE/shebang LSM
> [1].
>
> Regards,
>  Mickaël
>
> [1]
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/d9aca46b-97c6-4faf-b559-484feb4aa640@digikod.net

Hi,
Can you elaborate why it would be an advantage to have those features merged?
They seem quite unrelated.
Also, they work in rather different ways in respect to how they are configured.
I'm not sure what would be a reasonable way to merge them.
Thank you for your comment,

Salvatore