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DateMon, 2 Dec 2002 13:00:27 +1100 (EST)
FromJames Morris <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] LSM fix for stupid "empty" functions
On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Greg KH wrote:

> > I think we still want to make sure that the module author has explicitly
> > accounted for all of the hooks, in case new hooks are added.
> 
> But with this patch, if the module author hasn't specified a hook, they
> get the "dummy" ones.  So the structure should always be full of
> pointers, making the VERIFY_STRUCT macro pointless.


Yes, but defaulting unspecified hooks to dummy operations could be
dangerous.  A module might appear to compile and run perfectly well, but 
be missing some important new hook.



- James
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James Morris
<jmorris@intercode.com.au>


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