netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] NetLabel: Allow passing the LSM domain as a shared pointer

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Message-ID: <Xine.LNX.4.64.0804110805370.1313@us.intercode.com.au>
Date:	Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:06:04 +1000 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Paul Moore <paul.moore@...com>
cc:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/2] NetLabel: Allow passing the LSM domain as a
 shared pointer

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Paul Moore wrote:

> Smack doesn't have the need to create a private copy of the LSM "domain" when
> setting NetLabel security attributes like SELinux, however, the current
> NetLabel code requires a private copy of the LSM "domain".  This patches fixes
> that by letting the LSM determine how it wants to pass the domain value.
> 
>  * NETLBL_SECATTR_DOMAIN_CPY
>    The current behavior, NetLabel assumes that the domain value is a copy and
>    frees it when done
> 
>  * NETLBL_SECATTR_DOMAIN
>    New, Smack-friendly behavior, NetLabel assumes that the domain value is a
>    reference to a string managed by the LSM and does not free it when done
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul.moore@...com>

Acked-by: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>


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