linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] SELinux patches for v5.8

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.21.2006040809280.6050@namei.org>
Date:   Thu, 4 Jun 2020 08:12:13 +1000 (AEST)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>, selinux@...r.kernel.org,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] SELinux patches for v5.8

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020, Casey Schaufler wrote:

> The use of security modules was expected to be rare.

This is not correct. Capabilities were ported to LSM and stacked from the 
beginning, and several major distros worked on LSM so they could ship 
their own security modules.



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