Re: [PATCH] remove sys_security

David S. Miller
2002-10-17T22:08:58Z

From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:09:57 -0700

> 2.5.x is busting at the seams currently and CONFIG_SECURITY is part of
> the reason why.

With the patch I just sent, that size issue should be resolved.

I really apprecite that you've done this work Greg.
Thank you.

> I need to convince you to implement this in a way, so that like
> USB, there is zero overhead when I enable it as a module. :-)

I would love to implement it in such a manner. Without using
self-modifying code, do you have any ideas of how this could be done?

Yes, I agree it's a difficult problem.

My main point is, don't compare the security bloat to USB, because in
the USB case if I don't use it I get no space/time consumption even if
I have it enabled (as a module). This is not true for the security
bits.