Subj : [$] Eliminating indirect calls for security modules
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From : LWN.net
Date : Tue Jul 02 2024 14:45:05

[$] Eliminating indirect calls for security modules

Date:
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:43:09 +0000

Description:
Like many kernel subsystems, the Linux security module (LSM) subsystem
makes extensive use of indirect function calls.  Those calls, however, are
increasingly problematic, and the pressure to remove them has been growing. 
The good news is that there is a patch
series from KP Singh that accomplishes that goal.  Its progress into
the mainline has been slow  this change was first proposed by Brendan Jackman 
and Paul Renauld in 2020  and this work has been caught
up in some wider controversies along the way, but it should be close to
being ready.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/979683/


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