Messages in this thread | | | From | Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: 2.7 thoughts | Date | Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:52:14 +0200 |
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Is this your TODO list? You are very ambitious person.
;-)
--bartlomiej
On Thursday 09 of October 2003 15:17, Frederick, Fabian wrote: > Gabor, > Here's a first "2.7 thoughts" listing with some questions... > > 2.7 features > > * slab allocation quota > * ntfs full support > * kernel web server (Interfaced to Roman config tool) > * ipc to sysfs > * complete user quota centralization > * Add _responsibilities_ for virtual process tree and possible > relation in oops cases > * Does the whole proc vm stuff root/box relevant ?I don't think > so....Hence, those proc entries deserve security relevant attributes > * Devices should be limited as well against bad usage(floppy defect), > viral activity(netcard rush)... > * All this guides me to a more global conclusion in which all that > stuff should be kobject registration relevant > * Meanwhile, we don't have a kobject <-> security bridge :( > > * bind mount support for all general mount options (nodev,ro,noexec etc) > with SECURE implementation with any (maybe even future) filesystems? > > * union mount (possible with option to declare on what fs a new file > should be created: on fixed ones, random algorithm, on fs with the > largest free space available etc ...) > <LVM ? > > * guaranteed i/o bandwidth allocation? > * netfilter's ability to do tricks which OpenBSD can do now with its > packet filter > > * ENBD support in official kernel with enterprise-class 'through the > network' volume management > < NFS ? > > * more and more tunable kernel parameters to be able to have some user > space program which can 'tune' the system for the current load,usage,etc > of the server ("selftune") > <What parameters would you add in procfs ? > > * more configuration options to be able to use Linux at the low end as well > (current kernels are too complex, too huge and sometimes contains too > many unwanted features for a simple system, though for most times it is > enough but can be even better) > > * Virtual machine support > <Maybe more 3.0 relevant ?
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