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Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities: automatic module loading restriction

From Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities: automatic module loading restriction
Date 2017-04-20 22:40 +0200
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On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-04-20 at 14:44 +0200, Djalal Harouni wrote:
>> > On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 4:22 AM, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
>> > On Thu, 2017-04-20 at 00:20 +0200, Djalal Harouni wrote:
>> > [...]
[...]
>> modules_disabled is too restrictive and once set it can't be changed,
>> maybe that's why not all users use it.
>>
>> With modules_disabled=0 and modules_autoload=2
> [...]
>
> Hmm, OK.  How about naming this modules_autoload_mode, then, so that
> it's obviously not a boolean?

Yes that's fine by me, kees already suggested to rename it to
"modules_autoload" I can change it to that if it's the best
suggestion!

Thanks!

> Ben.
>
> --
> Ben Hutchings
> It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice
> versa.
>



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tixxdz

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[PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities: automatic module loading restriction Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 00:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities: automatic module loading restriction Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> - 2017-04-20 01:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities: automatic module loading  restriction Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-04-20 04:30 +0200
    Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities:  automatic module loading restriction Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 14:50 +0200
      Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities:  automatic module loading restriction Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2017-04-20 17:10 +0200
        Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities:  automatic module loading restriction Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 22:40 +0200
          Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] modules:capabilities:  automatic module loading restriction Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-04-20 23:40 +0200

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