linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 26/27] ima: Limit number of policy rules in non-init_ima

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Message-ID: <9efd4502617e39280ca47a91d395eae154a328a4.camel@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:59:25 -0500
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
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        containers@...ts.linux.dev, dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com,
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        paul@...l-moore.com, rgb@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 26/27] ima: Limit number of policy rules in
 non-init_ima_ns

On Wed, 2022-02-23 at 15:45 -0500, Stefan Berger wrote:

> avoid huge kernel memory consumption in the case that a cgroup limit for 
> memory was not set up.

Ok, that is the motivation for the this patch.