Re: Removal of security/root_plug.c

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Sun Jun 11 2006 - 06:43:46 EST


>Hello all,
>
>Apparently security/root_plug.c was written for a Linux Journal article,
>and while it does do a good job of explaining LSM, I don't see much use for
>it in the mainstream kernel. I suggest that it be removed, because I don't
>think that it serves much purpose. I doubt that anyone actually uses this,
>for if they did, I think that it would be modified and have many additions.
>Even the author states that it is just a starting point. Maybe the article
>(if Linux Journal is okay with it) along with the code should be moved to
>Documentation/?
>
At least it should be kept in the new DDK Greg released, if it is going to
be removed from mainline.


Jan Engelhardt
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