private user<->kernel interface in linux-2.6.30, was Re: TOMOYO inlinux-next

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Fri Mar 27 2009 - 07:39:16 EST


Hi!


> > That's my main complaint: Documentation.*tomoyo nor
> > Documentation.*TOMOYO does not exist, still this adds a *lot* of new
> > user<->kernel interfaces.
> >
> > New user<->kernel interaces should be documented and very carefuly
> > reviewed; I don't think that happened here.
> These user<->kernel interface are for TOMOYO's policy management tools,
> not for general userland applications like /bin/bash /usr/sbin/sshd etc.

I do believe all user<->kernel interfaces should be properly
reviewed/documented. We'll have to maintain them forever. Just because
you don't intend them to be used by /bin/bash does not mean people
will not use them; and it does not mean we will not have to carry them
forever.

Pavel


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