Re: [PATCH] Realtime LSM

torbenh
2004-09-21T07:49:09Z

On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 07:11:35PM -0500, Jack O'Quin wrote:
> Jody McIntyre <lkml@modernduck.com> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 01:46:18AM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> >
> > > + Answer M to build realtime support as a Linux Security
> > > + Module. Answering Y to build realtime capabilities into the
> > > + kernel makes no sense.
> >
> > Why does this make no sense?
>
> Before your /proc enhancement, it made no sense because there was no
> way to set parameters. By default, the LSM does nothing. We should
> change that comment now (as soon as it's working).

one can pass paremeters to the kernel on boot.
i think that the parameters get to the module somehow.
(the parameter stuff is handled by magic macros, which should now what
to do when not built as a module.
>
> > I tried answering Y and it oopsed on boot. I'll try and track down/fix
> > what is happening later.
>
> Long ago, I built and ran it linked into the kernel (with different
> parameter defaults), which worked at the time. It may matter how some
> of the other security modules are configured. Perhaps some additional
> Kconfig dependency checking would help. I'm not an expert at that.

i think jody will fix it.

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> joq
>

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