Re: [PATCH] security: fix LSM description location
From: Kees Cook <hidden>
Date: 2018-10-09 01:40:13
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On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 5:46 PM, Randy Dunlap [off-list ref] wrote:
From: Randy Dunlap <redacted> Fix Documentation location reference for where LSM descriptions should be placed. Suggested-by: Kees Cook <redacted> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <redacted> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org> Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@hallyn.com> Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org
Thanks! Acked-by: Kees Cook <redacted> Jon, can you take this? -Kees
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--- Documentation/security/LSM.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)--- lnx-419-rc7.orig/Documentation/security/LSM.rst +++ lnx-419-rc7/Documentation/security/LSM.rst@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Linux Security Module Development Based on https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/26/215, a new LSM is accepted into the kernel when its intent (a description of what it tries to protect against and in what cases one would expect to -use it) has been appropriately documented in ``Documentation/security/LSM.rst``. +use it) has been appropriately documented in ``Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/``. This allows an LSM's code to be easily compared to its goals, and so that end users and distros can make a more informed decision about which LSMs suit their requirements.
-- Kees Cook Pixel Security