Re: [PATCH] [request for inclusion] Realtime LSM

Jack O'Quin
2005-01-04T18:55:09Z

Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> writes:

> Which still doesn't mean it's the right design. And no, I don't
> need the feature so I won't write it. If you want a certain feature
> it's up to you to implement it in a way that's considered mergeable.

Which is what I have done. I worked on it because no "real" kernel
developer seemed willing to solve it. Having worked on other kernels
in an "earlier lifetime", I have *no* desire to do that any more. I
would much rather write audio software.

But, the lack of this feature has been a continual impediment for
years now. It affects not just me, but most other serious Linux audio
developers and many of our users. We need a simple way for users to
configure a Digital Audio Workstation without having to run large,
complex, insecure audio applications as `root'. Our competition runs
on Windows and Mac systems where no such configuration is needed.

Statements of the form "had I cared enough to do something about this
problem, I would have implemented it differently" are not much help.
This patch is small and clean. It meshes with existing kernel LSM
mechanisms. It solves a real problem affecting many Linux desktop
users.

I respectfully request that it be accepted for inclusion in 2.6.11.
--
joq