Re: Some Concrete AppArmor Questions - was Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/11] security: AppArmor - Overview

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On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 08:15:30AM +1000, Neil Brown wrote:
> 3/ Is AppArmour's approach of using d_path to get a filename from a
>    dentry valid and acceptable?

Clear no, and that should have been obvious to the aa people from the
beginning.  To make a path-based approach actually work as designed you
need to hook up higher, where the real path is available. 

>    If not, how can it get a path?  Can
>    suitable hooks be provided so that AppArmor can get a path in an
>    acceptable way at the times when that is meaningful?

I think that's up to the aa people to find out.

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