linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH security-next v4 23/32] selinux: Remove boot parameter

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Date:   Thu, 4 Oct 2018 10:42:09 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Jordan Glover <Golden_Miller83@...tonmail.ch>
Cc:     John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
        Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        "Schaufler, Casey" <casey.schaufler@...el.com>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH security-next v4 23/32] selinux: Remove boot parameter

On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Jordan Glover
<Golden_Miller83@...tonmail.ch> wrote:
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>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Thursday, October 4, 2018 6:18 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't want to overload "security=", but we can if we want. It would
>> be as above, but a trailing comma would be needed to trigger the
>> "ordering" behavior. e.g. "security=selinux" would disable all other
>> majors (retaining the current behavior), but "security=selinux," would
>> disable all other LSMs.
>>
>> -Kees
>>
>>
>
> I don't think giving such big impact to trailing comma is good idea :)

That's why I prefer a new lsm= instead of confusing security=. :)

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security