Re: syscall hook

[Chris Wright]

* Bruno Castro da Silva (sysware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> I need to put a hook on a syscall so I can monitor the usage
> of sockets. I'm trying to do so without having to recompile
> the kernel (eg by using modules). Can anyone give me a hint
> on how to achieve this?

You can't (and don't want to) hook syscalls in any current kernels.  Check
out the socket level hooks in the LSM framework.

thanks,
-chris
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