Re: [PATCH] module locking

Rolf Fokkens (fokkensr@linux06.vertis.nl)
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 09:30:07 +0200

On Monday 29 April 2002 09:23, Thomas 'Dent' Mirlacher wrote:
> the capable call is sthell there, but with the module_lock
> kind or redundant.

once set module_lock cannot be cleared, not even by root. This differs from
the CAP_SYS_MODULE which can be activated by root, if I'm correct.

module_lock is only a suggestion, w/o /dev/kmem write locking or even locking
writes on other /dev/.. or doing mounts it won't be full proof.

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