Re: hooks and callbacks

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On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 03:41:50AM +0100, h.vanberkum@chello.nl wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I've seen a presentation on LSM in a irc channel. I would like to know
> more on hooks and callbacks in the kernel. What's the difference
> between hooks and callbacks?

Not much, the term is usually used interchangably.

> What happens if hooks and callbacks are not registered?(null pointer?)

Depends, for LSM, now, if you don't specify a single needed hook, the
"default" will be used.  And most kernel interfaces work this way.

For more LSM information, please see lsm.immunix.org.

Hope this helps,

greg k-h
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