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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/4] integrity: Linux Integrity Module(LIM)
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 09:52:13AM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> We started out with the integrity_inode_permission() hook call in
> inode_permission(), but because of the removal of the nameidata
> parameter in the last merge, based on discussions
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-security-module&m=121797845308246&w=2,
> the call to integrity_inode_permission() was moved up to the caller,
> where either a file or path are available. Any suggestions?

vfs_permission and file_permission are just small wrappers around
inode_permission. In hindsight they actualyl were a wrong idea and
will probably go away in the not so distant future. Note that there
are various callers of inode_permission that don't have a vfsmount
anywhere near.



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