Re: [patch 0/15] lsm stacking v0.3: intro

[James Morris]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, James Morris wrote:

> Calls to security_get_value() etc. can then be very fast and simple for 
> the common case, where the security blob is a pointer offset by an index 
> in a small array.  The arbitrarily sized hlist would then be a fallback 
> with a higher performance hit.

Also, the static slots could be single-use only, so once a module 
registers for one, it's permanently assigned (even if the module unloads), 
to avoid locking overhead.  Module registration can just be test & set a 
bitmap.


- James
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James Morris
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