Re: LSM conversion to static interface

From: david
Date: Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:27:01 EST


On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Crispin Cowan wrote:


Suffice it to say that there are a variety of reasons why someone either
cannot re-compile a kernel, or just does not want to recompile a kernel.
This change to LSM removes their choice to use modules others than those
provided by their distro vendor.

one reason to not be willing to rebuild the kernel is that they may rely on a module from a different third party that is shipped/tested for the specific pre-compiled kernels from the distro.

David Lang
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