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    SubjectRe: Linux Security *Module* Framework (Was: LSM conversion to static interface)

    --- Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> wrote:

    > ...
    >
    > There are other points in this thread that might or might not warrant
    > making LSM modular again, but even though it might sound harsh breaking
    > external modules and thereby making people aware that their code should
    > get into the kernel is IMHO a positive point.

    Those proposing LSM modules over the past couple years have
    been treated most harshly. I have personally taken the least
    flak of anyone on my proposal, and at that there have been
    times where I felt like pulling out the #5 clue stick and
    taking a few swings. It's no wonder that people are afraid
    to suggest a module. I didn't do it until I had combed through
    the archives and prepared answers for the most common attacks.
    I hope that Smack moving forward will defuse some of the bad
    vibes that have clouded the LSM for so long. I don't blame
    anyone who kept their module to themself given the hostility
    which even successful products have encountered.

    And don't give me the old "LKML is a tough crowd" feldercarb.
    Security modules have been much worse. Innovation, even in
    security, is a good thing and treating people harshly, even
    "for their own good", is an impediment to innovation.


    Casey Schaufler
    casey@schaufler-ca.com
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