Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:54:03 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] make LSM register functions GPLonly exports |
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 09:51:06AM -0700, Crispin Cowan wrote: > My argument against the intent of this change is that no, I do not think > we should restrict LSM modules to be GPL-only. LSM is an API for loading > externally developed packages of software, similar to syscalls. There is > benefit in permitting proprietary modules (you get additional modules > that you would not get otherwise) just as there is benefit in permitting > proprietary applications (you get Oracle, DB2, and WordPerfect).
My arguement is that I want this flag as a hint for authors of propritary security modules that I'm going to sue them if they use hook called from code I have copyright on. This includes such central parts as vfs_read/vfs_write.
> no legal standing what so ever. If kernel module interfaces are held by > a court to be linking, then export symbols are redundant. If kernel > module interfaces are held by a court to be an interface, then the > export symbols are just wrong.
It's a very clear hint, and very usefull as such.
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