Re: [PATCH try #3] security: Convert LSM into a static interface

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On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:53:58 -0700 Greg KH <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 01:02:24AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:37:01 -0400 (EDT) James Morris <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > > Convert LSM into a static interface
> > 
> > allmodconfig broke
> > 
> > security/built-in.o: In function `rootplug_bprm_check_security':
> > security/root_plug.c:64: undefined reference to `usb_find_device'
> > security/root_plug.c:70: undefined reference to `usb_put_dev'
> 
> That's wierd, who would have disabled the exports of those functions or
> removed the "#include <linux/usb.h>" from this file?
> 

root_plug is linked into vmlinux and usb is modular.  I did this:

--- a/security/Kconfig~security-convert-lsm-into-a-static-interface-fix-2
+++ a/security/Kconfig
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ config SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
 
 config SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
 	bool "Root Plug Support"
-	depends on USB && SECURITY
+	depends on USB=y && SECURITY
 	help
 	  This is a sample LSM module that should only be used as such.
 	  It prevents any programs running with egid == 0 if a specific
_


I suppose we could do SECURITY_ROOTPLUG=m if USB=m, but I thought the
whole point was to disallow modular LSM clients?
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