Re: Re[12]: RSBAC v1.1.1 problem

From: Amon Ott <ao@rsbac.org>
Subject: Re: Re[12]: RSBAC v1.1.1 problem
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:46:37 +0200

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On Mit, 18 Apr 2001 Keith Matthews wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:41:41 +0200 Amon Ott <Amon Ott <ao@rsbac.org>> wrote:
> > > > The Makefile has now been changed to modify EXTRAVERSION, if RSBAC is on.
> > > > 
> > > > Do I have to make the version change optional?
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > Good question, and I'm not sure I know the best answer. 
> > > 
> > > One point that occurred to me was that it could be driven from the
> > > 'include RSBAC' config setting. I.e. if the user has configured RSBAC in
> > > then the extraversion should have the rsbac indicating suffix appended (if
> > > not already there) and have it removed (if present) if the user has
> > > requested a 'standard'  kernel. This would get around the need for 2
> > > source trees but would involve a rather messy config build operation. I'm
> > > not really sure I like it as it appears to be 'not really necessary'
> > > complexity. It would require the modules to be rebuilt of course, but that
> > > might be necessary anyway.
> > 
> > You just described the current behaviour, except the change not being automatic.
> > :)
> > 
> 
> Not sure we are talking the same thing here. The current behaviour does
> this _if_ the RSBAC kernel mods are applied, or so I understand. What I
> was (half) proposing was that the extraversion change would be applied
> _if_ the RSBAC mods were applied _and_ RSBAc had been selected in the config.

They do it, if patch is applied and CONFIG_RSBAC is selected. The problem is
that after each change to CONFIG_RSBAC you have to 'touch Makefile' or 'rm
include/linux/version.h' to get the latter remade.

Making this automatic would be a dirty hack to the kernel build system.

Amon.
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