# Re: \[PATCH v4 next 0/3\] modules: automatic module loading restrictions

- From: Solar Designer \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-05-22 12:15:40 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2017/05/5001482
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2017/05/5001448/t.md

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Hi Djalal,

Thank you for your work on this!

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 01:57:03PM +0200, Djalal Harouni wrote:
> *) When modules_autoload_mode is set to (2), automatic module loading is
> disabled for all. Once set, this value can not be changed.

What purpose does this securelevel-like property ("Once set, this value
can not be changed.") serve here?  I think this mode 2 is needed, but
without this extra property, which is bypassable by e.g. explicitly
loaded kernel modules anyway (and that's OK).

I'm sorry if this has been discussed before.

Alexander
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