The patch titled
Subject: autofs: comment on selinux changes needed for module autoload
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
autofs-comment-on-selinux-changes-needed-for-module-autoload.patch
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http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/autofs-comment-on-selinux-changes-needed-for-module-autoload.patch
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From: Ian Kent <raven@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: autofs: comment on selinux changes needed for module autoload
Due to the autofs4 module using a file system type name of autofs
different from the module containing directory name autoload did not
function properly. To work around this kernel configurations have often
elected to build the module into the kernel.
This can result in selinux policies that prohibit autoloading of the
autofs module which need to be changed.
Add a comment about this to "possible changes" section of the
autofs4 module help.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/152686474171.6155.1239659539983577463.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/autofs4/Kconfig | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff -puN fs/autofs4/Kconfig~autofs-comment-on-selinux-changes-needed-for-module-autoload fs/autofs4/Kconfig
--- a/fs/autofs4/Kconfig~autofs-comment-on-selinux-changes-needed-for-module-autoload
+++ a/fs/autofs4/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ config AUTOFS4_FS
and the module name are the same as the file system name there
is no need to manually load module.
- any "alias autofs autofs4" will need to be removed.
+ - due to the autofs4 module directory name not being the same as
+ its file system name autoloading didn't work properly. Because
+ of this kernel configurations would often build the module into
+ the kernel. This may have resulted in selinux policies that will
+ prevent the autofs module from autoloading and will need to be
+ updated.
Please configure AUTOFS_FS instead of AUTOFS4_FS from now on.
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from raven@xxxxxxxxxx are
autofs4-merge-auto_fsh-and-auto_fs4h.patch
autofs4-use-autofs-instead-of-autofs4-everywhere.patch
autofs-copy-autofs4-to-autofs.patch
autofs-create-autofs-kconfig-and-makefile.patch
autofs-update-fs-autofs4-kconfig.patch
autofs-update-fs-autofs4-kconfig-fix.patch
autofs-update-fs-autofs4-makefile.patch
autofs-delete-fs-autofs4-source-files.patch
autofs-rename-autofs-documentation-files.patch
autofs-use-autofs-instead-of-autofs4-in-documentation.patch
autofs-update-maintainers-entry-for-autofs.patch
autofs-comment-on-selinux-changes-needed-for-module-autoload.patch
autofs-clean-up-includes.patch
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