Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:06:45 -0700 | From | Chris Wright <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/3] lsm: add bsdjail module |
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* Andrew Morton (akpm@osdl.org) wrote: > James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > > > > > Because it gives Linux a functionality like FreeBSD's jail and Solaris' > > > zones in an unobtrusive manner, without impacting users who don't wish > > > to use it (except for the extra security_task_lookup function calls). > > > > Yes, as an LSM module, it can be configured out. I think it's a good use > > of the LSM framework, and may be useful for people migrating to Linux from > > legacy Solaris and FreeBSD. > > Sure, but that's a bit speculative for adding a feature to the mainline > kernel.
Which feature are you concerned over, the additional hook or the new module? The module is a no-op for anybody who doesn't want it. I can't vouch for the number of users of this module although I've seen some positive feedback from users. One nice bit is that it goes a way towards helping vserver which does have quite a few users. This module really demonstrates one of the points of LSM...to support multiple security models.
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