[Linux-cachefs] Re: [PATCH 09/14] CacheFiles: Permit a process's create SID to be overridden [try #2]

[Casey Schaufler]

--- David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com> wrote:

> Casey Schaufler <casey at schaufler-ca.com> wrote:
> 
> > This is SELinux specific funtionality and should be done in the
> > SELinux code. You should not be adding interfaces that are SELinux
> > specific, in this case using secids instead of the LSM blob interfaces.
> 
> Is using secids your only objection?  Or are you objecting to the whole
> 'act-as' concept?

My knee jerk reaction is that that is likely to be SELinux specific
behavior as well. I'm going to have to look at the patch more carefully
before I can say for sure. I will try to make a constructive proposal
once I've had the chance to think on it a little. Sorry about the terse
and unhelpful initial reaction.


Casey Schaufler
casey at schaufler-ca.com