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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com>
Cc: serue@us.ibm.com, chrisw@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] lsm: add bsdjail module
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 23:22:08 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041006232208.505ccacd.akpm@osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Xine.LNX.4.44.0410070216130.2191-100000@thoron.boston.redhat.com>

James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> 
>  > Because it gives Linux a functionality like FreeBSD's jail and Solaris'
>  > zones in an unobtrusive manner, without impacting users who don't wish
>  > to use it  (except for the extra security_task_lookup function calls).
> 
>  Yes, as an LSM module, it can be configured out.  I think it's a good use
>  of the LSM framework, and may be useful for people migrating to Linux from
>  legacy Solaris and FreeBSD.

Sure, but that's a bit speculative for adding a feature to the mainline
kernel.

Is there vendor pull for this feature?  Do IBM have customers requiring it?

"someone might like this" is not a sufficient basis for adding stuff to the
kernel, sorry.

  reply	other threads:[~2004-10-07  6:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-06 20:21 (patch 1/3) lsm: add control over /proc/<pid> visibility Serge Hallyn
2004-10-06 20:24 ` [patch 1/3] lsm: add bsdjail module Serge Hallyn
2004-10-06 23:26   ` Andrew Morton
2004-10-07  4:08     ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-07  6:18       ` James Morris
2004-10-07  6:22         ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2004-10-07 16:06           ` Chris Wright
2004-10-07 18:40             ` Andrew Morton
2004-10-07 18:52               ` Chris Wright
2004-10-07 20:56                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-10  6:24                 ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-10-07 12:06     ` Alan Cox
2004-10-07 19:01     ` [patch 2/3] " Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-07 19:42       ` Chris Wright
2004-10-07 20:05         ` Andrew Morton
2004-10-08 18:05         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-10 10:41       ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-10-10 11:31         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-10 11:34           ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-10-11 13:47         ` Alan Cox
2004-10-12  7:00           ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-10-12  9:00             ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-10-12 12:27               ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-10-20 15:36                 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-10-20 19:18                   ` Herbert Poetzl
2004-10-12 13:11           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-12 14:15             ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-10-12 22:35             ` Ulrich Drepper
2004-10-13  0:58               ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-13  1:09                 ` Ulrich Drepper
2004-10-13  1:22                   ` Serge E. Hallyn
2004-10-13 15:26                     ` Stephen Smalley
2004-10-13  1:11               ` Chris Wright
2004-10-13 14:25               ` Stephen Smalley
2004-10-06 20:25 ` [patch 3/3] lsm: add bsdjail documentation Serge Hallyn
2004-10-07 22:17   ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-08 20:02     ` Serge E. Hallyn
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-11-22  1:51 [patch 1/3] lsm: add bsdjail module Colin Walters

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