linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] security: Refactor LSM hooks into an array and enum

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Message-ID: <ad43c9ed-9314-1787-911a-f4b206bc5cff@schaufler-ca.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Mar 2018 09:45:40 -0800
From:   Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To:     Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp, keescook@...omium.org,
        igor.stoppa@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] security: Refactor LSM hooks into an array and
 enum

On 3/6/2018 11:23 PM, Sargun Dhillon wrote:
> This commit should have no functional change. It changes the security hook
> list heads struct into an array. Additionally, it exposes all of the hooks
> via an enum. This loses memory layout randomization as the enum is not
> randomized.

Please explain why you want to do this. I still dislike it.