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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-01-06 17:11:39 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-01-06 17:11:39 -0800 |
| commit | c861ea2cb2c25c1698734d9b0540a09e253690a1 (patch) | |
| tree | b83e5313ca07a3efbcbcdd7fe33e0f6ad6284493 /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |
| parent | 3610639d1fceb09cb418c65fcbe9136c31eee03a (diff) | |
| parent | ac8cc0fa5395fe2278e305a4cbed48e90d88d878 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6:
CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #3]
Revert "CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #2]"
SELinux: shrink sizeof av_inhert selinux_class_perm and context
CRED: Fix regression in cap_capable() as shown up by sys_faccessat() [ver #2]
keys: fix sparse warning by adding __user annotation to cast
smack: Add support for unlabeled network hosts and networks
selinux: Deprecate and schedule the removal of the the compat_net functionality
netlabel: Update kernel configuration API
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index df18d87c4837..2193be53e773 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -315,3 +315,15 @@ When: 2.6.29 (ideally) or 2.6.30 (more likely) Why: Deprecated by the new (standard) device driver binding model. Use i2c_driver->probe() and ->remove() instead. Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> + +--------------------------- + +What: SELinux "compat_net" functionality +When: 2.6.30 at the earliest +Why: In 2.6.18 the Secmark concept was introduced to replace the "compat_net" + network access control functionality of SELinux. Secmark offers both + better performance and greater flexibility than the "compat_net" + mechanism. Now that the major Linux distributions have moved to + Secmark, it is time to deprecate the older mechanism and start the + process of removing the old code. +Who: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> |