netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 00/19] CALIPSO Implementation

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:21:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	huw@...eweavers.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, pmoore@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/19] CALIPSO Implementation

From: Huw Davies <huw@...eweavers.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:55:48 +0100

> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 05:39:28AM -0400, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Huw Davies <huw@...eweavers.com>
>> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:36:40 +0100
>> 
>> > This patch series implements RFC 5570 - Common Architecture Label IPv6
>> > Security Option (CALIPSO).  Its goal is to set MLS sensitivity labels
>> > on IPv6 packets using a hop-by-hop option.  CALIPSO is very similar to
>> > its IPv4 cousin CIPSO and much of this series is based on that code.
>> 
>> What tree do you expect to integrate this?
> 
> My understanding is that Paul Moore is happy to take them
> in via the SELinux tree.  However, these patches do touch
> some core networking code, such as the IPv6 option handling
> code (in a similar manner to the way CIPSO touched the IPv4
> option code), so if you have any comments on those aspects
> that would be good to hear.

No objections on my part.