linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/14] security: digest

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Message-ID: <CAHC9VhSOMLH69+q_wt2W+N9SK92KGp5n4YgzpsXMcO2u7YyaTg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:43:58 -0400
From: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/14] security: digest_cache LSM

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 12:38 PM Roberto Sassu
<roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com> wrote:
>
> Making it a kernel subsystem would likely mean replicating what the LSM
> infrastructure is doing, inode (security) blob and being notified about
> file/directory changes.

Just because the LSM framework can be used for something, perhaps it
even makes the implementation easier, it doesn't mean the framework
should be used for everything.

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