From: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
To: Kentaro Takeda <takedakn@nttdata.co.jp>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, chrisw@sous-sol.org
Subject: Re: [TOMOYO 03/15](repost) Memory and pathname management functions.
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 00:39:34 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Xine.LNX.4.64.0710030033350.1422@us.intercode.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4701F3AB.5000807@nttdata.co.jp>
On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Kentaro Takeda wrote:
> +/**
> + * tmy_alloc - allocate memory for temporary purpose.
> + * @size: requested size in bytes.
> + *
> + * Returns '\0'-initialized memory region on success.
> + * Returns NULL on failure.
> + *
> + * This function allocates memory for keeping ACL entries.
> + * The caller has to call tmy_free() the returned pointer
> + * when memory is no longer needed.
> + */
Would you please explain why you need another level of memory allocation?
What does it do apart from let you check for memory leaks?
- James
--
James Morris
<jmorris@namei.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-03 7:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-02 7:25 [TOMOYO 00/15](repost) TOMOYO Linux - MAC based on process invocation history Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:28 ` [TOMOYO 01/15](repost) Allow use of namespace_sem from LSM module Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:29 ` [TOMOYO 02/15](repost) Data structures and prototypes definition Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:30 ` [TOMOYO 03/15](repost) Memory and pathname management functions Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-03 7:39 ` James Morris [this message]
2007-10-03 11:12 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-02 7:31 ` [TOMOYO 04/15](repost) Utility functions and securityfs interface for policy manipulation Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 8:05 ` Paul Mundt
2007-10-02 14:15 ` Greg KH
2007-10-02 7:32 ` [TOMOYO 05/15](repost) Domain transition handler functions Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 11:15 ` James Morris
2007-10-02 12:44 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-02 13:00 ` YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明
2007-10-02 13:07 ` James Morris
2007-10-02 14:50 ` Andi Kleen
2007-10-03 11:24 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 11:43 ` YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明
2007-10-03 12:37 ` James Morris
2007-10-03 13:04 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 13:11 ` YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明
2007-10-03 13:14 ` KaiGai Kohei
2007-10-03 13:59 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 14:07 ` Peter Zijlstra
2007-10-03 14:26 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 14:26 ` Peter Zijlstra
2007-10-03 14:32 ` YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明
2007-10-03 14:39 ` James Morris
2007-10-03 14:56 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-04 12:57 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 14:37 ` Jiri Kosina
2007-10-07 10:38 ` Sleeping in RCU list traversal Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 13:24 ` [TOMOYO 05/15](repost) Domain transition handler functions Peter Zijlstra
2007-10-03 14:19 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 14:28 ` Peter Zijlstra
2007-10-15 11:46 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-03 14:35 ` David P. Quigley
2007-10-15 12:09 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-02 7:33 ` [TOMOYO 06/15](repost) Auditing interface Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:34 ` [TOMOYO 07/15](repost) File access control functions Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:35 ` [TOMOYO 08/15](repost) Argv[0] " Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:36 ` [TOMOYO 09/15](repost) Networking " Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:37 ` [TOMOYO 10/15](repost) Namespace manipulation " Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:37 ` [TOMOYO 11/15](repost) Signal transmission " Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:38 ` [TOMOYO 12/15](repost) LSM adapter for TOMOYO Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:39 ` [TOMOYO 13/15](repost) Conditional permission support Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:39 ` [TOMOYO 14/15](repost) LSM expansion for TOMOYO Linux Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 12:48 ` James Morris
2007-10-02 13:33 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-02 14:36 ` James Morris
2007-10-02 21:49 ` Tetsuo Handa
2007-10-02 7:40 ` [TOMOYO 15/15](repost) Kconfig and Makefile " Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 7:42 ` [TOMOYO 00/15](repost) TOMOYO Linux - MAC based on process invocation history Kentaro Takeda
2007-10-02 10:37 ` James Morris
2007-10-02 10:58 ` Kentaro Takeda
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