linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] modules: allow modprobe load regular elf binaries

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Message-ID: <1f3e2c92-1e09-cc77-3b90-e33d7da35a2f@fb.com>
Date:   Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:22:00 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
CC:     Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-team <kernel-team@...com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] modules: allow modprobe load regular elf
 binaries

On 3/10/18 7:34 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Also,
>
> Alexei you never answered my questions out aliases with the umh modules.
> Long term this important to consider.

aliases always felt like a crutch to me.
I can see an argument when they're used as 'alias pci:* foo'
but the way it's used in networking with ip_set_* and nf-* is
something I prefer not to ever do again.
Definitely no aliases for bpfilter umh.