On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 23:12 -0700, david@xxxxxxx wrote: > On Tue, 23 Sep 2008, James Morris wrote: > > > On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Kentaro Takeda wrote: > > > >> TOMOYO Linux needs method for calculating pathname in LSM module. > >> However, we have received comment from Al Viro, the vfs maintainer, > >> that adding vfsmount parameter to vfs helper functions (and LSM hooks) > >> is not preferable. We have asked some people (including Al), and we > >> came back to the most straightforward approach; adding new LSM hooks > >> where vfsmount is available. > >> > >> The attached patch introduces several new LSM hooks TOMOYO Linux > >> needs. It has less impact to existing LSM module and no impact to vfs > >> helper functions. Please review it. > > > > I don't see any technical errors in this patch. > > > > If it is going to be merged, please make a new config option for > > path-based hooks (similar to that for the network hooks), so they can be > > compiled out. > > one question about these new hook locations. > > it is possible to gather all the info that was gathered at the old hook > locations from the new ones? I realize that you are not eliminating the > old hooks (and possibly can't for backwards compatibility), but possibly > they should be depriciated in favor of the new locations if they can > satisfy both the old uses and new use cases. They can't. -- Stephen Smalley National Security Agency -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
