Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:22:07 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: Time to remove LSM (was Re: [RESEND][RFC][PATCH 2/7] implementation of LSM hooks) |
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>> >> Well then, have a look at http://alphagate.hopto.org/multiadm/ >> >> There is a reason to why people [read: I] do not submit out-of-tree >> (OOT) modules; because I think chances are low that they get in. Sad >> fact about the Linux kernel. > >Why do you feel this way. We document how to get patches applied very >well (look in Documentation/SubmittingPatches and >Documentation/HOWTO), and provide good review comments on anything >that is posted. >
In case of MultiAdm: It adds some more LSM hooks, some of which have received a frown.[1] And it adds a ton of changes scattered throughout the kernel (namely replacing capable() with capable_x()) -- I would suppose these would be ignored to death even more than [1]. Just look at the 2.6.15-mtadm.diff within the multiadm package.
In general: I am probably too strongly tied to my own CodingStyle to change it for Documentation/CodingStyle. (Regarding tabs-vs-space. I'm flexible about indent level.) After all, I have to maintain it... If someone else makes the necessary adjustments, let it be.
>We also have a kernel-mentors mailing list that people use to vet >their patches to get them into shape for submission. > >So please feel free to submit your patch, especially as without >another LSM user in the kernel tree, the interface will probably go >away.
[1] http://tinyurl.com/opo8h (long url below, should the tinyurl go away someday)
Jan Engelhardt -- [1] http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/ef106f193befdbe5/79896dc45b0d5944?lnk=st&q=security_task_post_setgid+author%3AJan+author%3AEngelhardt&rnum=1&hl=en#79896dc45b0d5944 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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