Re: [PATCH 2/5] Rework stubs in security.h

Tony Jones
2005-08-26T18:15:46Z

On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 02:00:56PM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
>
> That makes capability part of the core kernel again, just like DAC,
> which means that you can never override a capability denial in your
> module. We sometimes want to override the capability implementation,
> not just apply further restrictions after it. cap_inode_setxattr and
> cap_inode_removexattr are examples; they prohibit any access to _all_

Right, the rationale behind cap_stack.c. Good point. I'd forgotten that.

I guess selective internal composition is the way to go.

Tony