[Linux-cachefs] Re: [PATCH 11/14] CacheFiles: Permit an inode's security ID to be obtained [try #2]
James Morris
jmorris at namei.org
Thu Aug 9 18:50:57 UTC 2007
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> This is SELinux specific functionality. It should not be an LSM
> interface.
As long as the security labels are themselves not being exported to the
kernel to be used e.g. for display or transport, then I agree, and we
should avoid passing them around outside the LSM entirely if possible.
Usually, they're attached to a significant kernel object, which you
typically pass around as part of the interface anyway.
David, I've looked at the code and can't see that you need to access the
label itself outside the LSM. Could you instead simply pass the inode
pointer around?
(I know it's not always possible, but much preferred).
- James
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