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SubjectRe: scanner interface proposal was: [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning (fwd)
* Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> > Fine. Why not just putting this into a userland filesystem ?
>
> 1. Performance

Does it really hurt so bad, compared with all actual AV stuff ?
It has to go to userland anyway, in case you don't intend to
put the scanner into the kernel ;-o

> 2. Networked file systems

What's the problem ?
(btw: 9P already *IS* an network filesystem ;-P)

> 3. Ioctls

Ah, just forgot a while that this crap still exists ;-o

BUT: do the affected dirs have to contain devices ?
Is there any point for pulling /dev through the AV scanner ?


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