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SubjectRe: [PATCH 01/10] security: Override creds in __fput() with last fputter's creds [ver #3]
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:09 PM Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/6/2019 10:18 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 8:06 AM David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> wrote:
> >> Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> wrote:

> > Casey, I think you need to state your requirement in a way that's well
> > defined, and I think you need to make a compelling case that your
> > requirement is indeed worth dictating the design of parts of the
> > kernel outside LSM.
>
> Err, no, I don't believe so. There's a whole lot more
> going on in this discussion than just what's going on
> within the LSMs. Using examples from the LSMs makes it
> easier, because their policies are better defined than
> the "legacy" policies are. The most important part of the
> discussion is about ensuring that the event mechanism
> doesn't circumvent the legacy policies. Yes, I understand
> that you don't know what that means, or has to do with
> anything.
>
>

Indeed, I do not know what you have in mind about making sure this
mechanism doesn't circumvent legacy policies. Can you elaborate?

--Andy

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