Re: [PATCH try #2] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

[Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>]

James Morris wrote:
> Convert LSM into a static interface, as the ability to unload a security 
> module is not required by in-tree users and potentially complicates the 
> overall security architecture.

Hello,

> -module_param(debug, bool, 0600);
> -MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug enabled or not");
> +static int __init root_plug_debug(char *str)
> +{
> +	debug = simple_strtol(str, NULL, 0);
> +	return 1;
> +}
> +__setup("root_plug_debug=", root_plug_debug);

is this necessary?  What about just documenting 
root_plug.{vendor_id,product_id,debug}, so it won't break existing 
root_plug users (if there are any) ?  I thought that typed 
module_param() is prefered over untyped __setup()...

						Thanks,
							Petr


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