Re: Linux needs flexible security

Mark Hahn (hahn@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca)
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:32:46 -0500 (EST)


> It takes two switch context for every trapped system called, isn't it ?
> That would be tooooo slow. Especialy at multiprocessor system.

so what? this whole mechanism is for paranoid security freaks,
who can either take their meds or buy a faster machine.
IMO, the Linux philosophy specifically rules out "features"
that slow down the normal case merely to pander to the fringe.

regards, mark hahn.

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