Re: Nvidia and SElinux

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drago01 wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
>>> The Nvidia X driver is a "killer application".  Can't get the
>>> card fan to quiet down without it.  Cen't get compiz running
>>> without it.  Some apps such as Flightgear aren't usable without it.
>>>
>>> Integrated motherboard graphics I've seen are too slow.
>>> Not an answer except for servers people hardly look at.
>>>
>>> Assuming SElinux provides an important level of real world
>>> protection, it needs to work in the desktop world.  If SElinux
>>> is that important it shouldn't be such a hassle that only server
>>> admins will put up with it.
>>>
>> If you want to run SELinux and NVidia libraries and propretary blobs you
>> will need to turn off execstack protection.
>>
>> # setsebool -P allow_execstack 1
> 
> is it possible to enable it only for specific libs? if yes maybe
> nvidia can fix up their installer / rpmfusion can fix their packages.
> 
We cam do this for execmod checking not for execstack and execmem.
Those have got to be on the binaries and since every X App seems to
generate it, turning off the checking is the best course of action.
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