Re: LSM conversion to static interface
[Posted October 24, 2007 by jake]
| From: |
| Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org> |
| To: |
| Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen-AT-suse.de> |
| Subject: |
| Re: LSM conversion to static interface |
| Date: |
| Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:40:07 -0700 (PDT) |
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| <alpine.LFD.0.999.0710191336250.26902@woody.linux-foundation.org> |
| Cc: |
| Thomas Fricaccia <thomas_fricacci-AT-yahoo.com>,
linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, Andreas Gruenbacher wrote:
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> Non-trivial modules (i.e., practically everything beyond capabilities) become
> effective only after loading policy, anyway. If you can load policy, you can
> as well first load a security module without making the system insecure.
I'd like to note that I asked people who were actually affected, and had
examples of their real-world use to step forward and explain their use,
and that I explicitly mentioned that this is something we can easily
re-visit.
But I also note that you did no such thing, neither has anybody else.
The fact is, security people *are* insane. You just argue all the time,
instead fo doing anything productive. So please don't include me in the Cc
on your insane arguments - instead do something productive and I'm
interested.
Ok? That was the whole point of LSM in the first place. I'm *not*
interested in getting roped into your insane arguments. I'm interested in
moving forward and having real examples of real use and code. Until then,
this issue is closed. I thought I had made that clear already, but
apparently not clear enough.
So I repeat: we can undo that commit, but I will damn well not care one
whit about yet another pointless security model flamewar.
Linus
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