> It is the first. And the second: each user is allowed to refer to this device.
> And it is problem of module to allow to load corresponding module or not
> to allow this.
Not so.
> It means that test for CAP_SYS_MODULE is illegal, moving pure policy
> issue to improper place.
Definitely not so
What matters is whether the user is requesting a module or the kernel is
choosing to load a module. In the former case where the user can influence the
module name then you need to check CAP_SYS_MODULE in the latter you do not
care.
Alan
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