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From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] Permit filesystem local caching
	[try #3]
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:39:57 +0100
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Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> wrote:

> With Smack you can leave the label alone, raise CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE,
> do your business of setting the label correctly, and then drop
> the capability. No new hooks required.

That sounds like a contradiction.  How can you both leave it alone and set it?

David