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No more module_* hooks
| From: | Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> | |
| To: | linux-security-module@wirex.com | |
| Subject: | [RFC] No more module_* hooks | |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:41:36 -0700 |
Hi, In looking at the hooks that we have, that no one uses, module_* were an easy target. So here's a series of patches that removes them. If no one complains, I'll commit these to the main tree. Well, DTE did use the module_delete hook, but that's not the way to prevent yourself from ever being unloaded. Just do a MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT; in your init_module() function, and then you can't be unloaded. Comments? thanks, greg k-h include/linux/security.h | 24 ------------------------ kernel/module.c | 26 -------------------------- security/capability.c | 19 ------------------- security/dte/dte.c | 22 ---------------------- security/dummy.c | 19 ------------------- security/lids/lids_lsm.c | 19 ------------------- security/owlsm.c | 19 ------------------- security/selinux/hooks.c | 24 ------------------------ 8 files changed, 172 deletions(-) ----- ChangeSet@1.510, 2002-09-26 16:35:04-07:00, greg@kroah.com put kernel/module.c back to the way it was before we touched it. kernel/module.c | 3 --- 1 files changed, 3 deletions(-) ------ ChangeSet@1.509, 2002-09-26 16:33:07-07:00, greg@kroah.com removed module_delete hook, as no one used it. include/linux/security.h | 14 -------------- kernel/module.c | 14 -------------- security/capability.c | 7 ------- security/dte/dte.c | 10 ---------- security/dummy.c | 7 ------- security/lids/lids_lsm.c | 7 ------- security/owlsm.c | 7 ------- security/selinux/hooks.c | 10 ---------- 8 files changed, 76 deletions(-) ------ ChangeSet@1.508, 2002-09-26 16:26:42-07:00, greg@kroah.com removed module_initialize hook, as no one uses it. include/linux/security.h | 4 ---- kernel/module.c | 4 ---- security/capability.c | 6 ------ security/dte/dte.c | 6 ------ security/dummy.c | 6 ------ security/lids/lids_lsm.c | 6 ------ security/owlsm.c | 6 ------ security/selinux/hooks.c | 7 ------- 8 files changed, 45 deletions(-) ------ ChangeSet@1.507, 2002-09-26 16:20:38-07:00, greg@kroah.com removed module_create hook, as no one was using it. include/linux/security.h | 6 ------ kernel/module.c | 5 ----- security/capability.c | 6 ------ security/dte/dte.c | 6 ------ security/dummy.c | 6 ------ security/lids/lids_lsm.c | 6 ------ security/owlsm.c | 6 ------ security/selinux/hooks.c | 7 ------- 8 files changed, 48 deletions(-) ------ _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-module@wirex.com http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module