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From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
To: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers-tD+1rO4QERM@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Mimi Zohar
	<zohar-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>,
	Lennart Poettering
	<lennart-mdGvqq1h2p+GdvJs77BJ7Q@public.gmane.org>,
	initramfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	systemd-devel-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org,
	linux-ima-user-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	linux-security-module-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
	<barbieri-Y3ZbgMPKUGA34EUeqzHoZw@public.gmane.org>,
	harald-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	ramunno-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	Greg KH <greg-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Linux-ima-user] [systemd-devel] [PATCH 2/2] main: added support for loading IMA custom policies
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:07:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F43DD49.2040202@polito.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPXgP10zCVgj4gDTzkJ1+XqKSHhjrCHwkUazJ8caaeMF2j+mMg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On 02/21/2012 06:56 PM, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 18:32, Roberto Sassu<roberto.sassu-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>
>>   I meant we can create a new package called for example 'ima-utils'
>> that can be used by Systemd to determine, at compile time, whether
>> the IMA support for loading custom policies should be enabled or not.
>
> That's not needed. There is no problem enabling ima support
> conditionally in ./configure.
>
> Build systems are unlikely to install ima in the buildroot anyway,
> when there is no library or anything to link against, so
> auto-detection is not really useful.
>
> A default to off and requiring an explicit enable sounds sufficient here.
>

Hi Kay

ok, that was because Systemd also checks for the presence of libselinux
in order to enable the SELinux support. I will introduce in the next
version of the patches only the new configure parameter '--enable_ima'
without additional checks.

Thanks

Roberto Sassu


> Kay

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-21 18:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-15 13:23 [PATCH 1/2] systemd: mount the securityfs filesystem at early stage Roberto Sassu
2012-02-15 13:23 ` [PATCH 2/2] main: added support for loading IMA custom policies Roberto Sassu
     [not found]   ` <1329312229-11856-2-git-send-email-roberto.sassu-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-15 14:30     ` [systemd-devel] " Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
2012-02-15 16:26       ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]         ` <4F3BDCAA.7040001-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-15 16:55           ` [systemd-devel] " Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
     [not found]             ` <CAPdpN3C0xDeVBrbDxesPdEV+owf-q_wxUHTmr4YDCHw=NgPV1Q-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-15 17:12               ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]                 ` <4F3BE763.9060704-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-16  4:56                   ` [Linux-ima-user] " Michael Cassaniti
2012-02-16 13:19                     ` Mimi Zohar
2012-02-16 13:38                     ` Roberto Sassu
2012-02-16 14:30                       ` Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
     [not found]                         ` <CAPdpN3AAwJ6s-fOgTCV4h4OCKCw3RhEav56LJaUXWVpuf4Jowg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-16 14:35                           ` Roberto Sassu
2012-02-16 21:50                             ` Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri
2012-02-20 17:24                               ` [Linux-ima-user] " Lennart Poettering
2012-02-20 19:06                                 ` [systemd-devel] " Roberto Sassu
2012-02-20 19:18                                   ` Lennart Poettering
     [not found]                                     ` <20120220191804.GD360-kS5D54t9nk0aINubkmmoJbNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 10:05                                       ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]                                         ` <4F436C7A.9020206-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 13:01                                           ` [Linux-ima-user] [systemd-devel] " Mimi Zohar
2012-02-21 13:58                                             ` Roberto Sassu
2012-02-21 16:15                                               ` Mimi Zohar
2012-02-21 17:32                                                 ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]                                                   ` <4F43D532.7070006-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 17:54                                                     ` Mimi Zohar
2012-02-21 17:56                                                   ` Kay Sievers
     [not found]                                                     ` <CAPXgP10zCVgj4gDTzkJ1+XqKSHhjrCHwkUazJ8caaeMF2j+mMg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 18:07                                                       ` Roberto Sassu [this message]
     [not found]                                                         ` <4F43DD49.2040202-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 19:06                                                           ` Kay Sievers
2012-02-21 14:07                                           ` [systemd-devel] [Linux-ima-user] " Colin Guthrie
2012-02-21 14:32                                             ` Kay Sievers
     [not found]                                               ` <CAPXgP13c1B80u14E4FrhZEJ89NDvDP--ciWikz0j+m4En6zPRQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-21 16:14                                                 ` Mimi Zohar
2012-02-21 18:25                                                   ` Roberto Sassu
2012-02-21 12:25                                       ` [Linux-ima-user] [systemd-devel] " Mimi Zohar
2012-02-20 17:21                           ` [systemd-devel] [Linux-ima-user] " Lennart Poettering
     [not found]                     ` <4F3C8C6F.4010708-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 17:18                       ` Lennart Poettering
2012-02-20 17:14                 ` [systemd-devel] " Lennart Poettering
2012-02-20 18:36                   ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]                     ` <4F4292A4.2030402-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 19:07                       ` Lennart Poettering
2012-02-21  9:17                         ` Roberto Sassu
2012-02-20 17:13           ` Lennart Poettering
2012-02-20 17:12     ` Lennart Poettering
2012-02-20 18:23       ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found]         ` <4F428FB0.3000200-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 18:52           ` Lennart Poettering
     [not found]             ` <20120220185236.GB360-kS5D54t9nk0aINubkmmoJbNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 19:11               ` Roberto Sassu
     [not found] ` <1329312229-11856-1-git-send-email-roberto.sassu-8RLafaVCWuNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 17:04   ` [systemd-devel] [PATCH 1/2] systemd: mount the securityfs filesystem at early stage Lennart Poettering
     [not found]     ` <20120220170436.GA26356-kS5D54t9nk0aINubkmmoJbNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
2012-02-20 18:02       ` Roberto Sassu

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