Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: linux-audio-dev Digest, Vol 2, Issue 24
From: Jack O'Quin (joq_AT_io.com)
Date: Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:54:04 EET
Melanie <melanie_AT_t-data.com> writes:
> Wouldn't it, just maybe, be acceptable to the kernel people if
> capabilities could be turned on by some parameter on the kernel
> command line (e.g. capabilities=on)?
We could ask. But, I suspect they will feel that they have adequately
solved this problem in 2.6 by providing the pluggable security module
infrastructure. This was doubtless motivated by a strong desire to
*avoid* such discussions with an endless procession of people like us
with "special security needs".
>From that perspective, security modules look like an excellent
solution.
> This would make capabilities disabled by default, but gives a way to
> enable them that does not require a kernel patch and rebuild...
That would be nice, but I don't expect to see it backported to 2.4.
-- joq
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