Re: [PATCH 08/28] SECURITY: Allow kernel services to override LSM settings for task actions [try #2]

Casey Schaufler <[email protected]> wrote:

> That happens to me when interfaces are described in SELinux terms. I
> still don't care much for multiple contexts, and I don't have a good
> grasp of how you'll deal with Smack, or any LSM other than SELinux.

Me neither.  I understand SELinux somewhat, though it's got a lot of wibbly
bits, and WinNT's security system, but I have no experience of the other
stuff.

> Just as Stephen mentions, I also don't see the generality that a change
> of this magnitude really ought to provide.

Perhaps it should be a specific interface, solely for cachefiles's use then.

David
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