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

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Jul 19 2007 - 09:09:43 EST



> Please distinguish between "cater to" and "support". If the kernel
> didn't worry about supporting out-of-tree code, then why would there
> be loadable module at all?

Memory usage, flexibility, debugging.

Module support was not added for external modules.
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