Re: [RFC] cgroups: implement device whitelist lsm (v2)

From: James Morris
Date: Thu Mar 13 2008 - 09:52:31 EST


On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:

> That does make for a simpler implementation at this point, however if
> any other such LSMs come along (as Casey seemed to think they would) the
> end result could end up being horrible spaghetti code of dependencies
> and interrelated configs.

That can be addressed as the need arises. A basic tenet of kernel
development is to avoid speculative infrastructure.

> But OTOH we went years with no such changes, so that's probably not a
> particularly practical concern unless someone can cite specific upcoming
> examples. So if noone objects I'll try that approach.

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James Morris
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