Michael Demeter
Staff Security Engineer
Open Source Technology Center - SSG
Intel Corporation



On Oct 14, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Kay Sievers <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Michael Demeter
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yes is is very specific to Smack.
> 
> Sure.
> 
>> Yes this has been tested here.
> 
> It looks to me like *everything* will have that label now. This is an
> unconditional rule.

Yes. Without it nothing can use the /dev devices except systemd

> 
>> It is not included as a policy file when the image is built if Smack is not
>> enabled.. So will not affect anyone not using smack.
> 
> That's not the point, the point is is if *belongs* into the systemd
> repo, not if it's *enabled* by default or not. From what I see, it's
> nothing really we should ship upstream.

If Smack is enabled in systemd it starts very early and all of the special 
devices need to be labeled properly for correct operation 

> 
> Also, it should not repeat the primary permissions settings from the
> default rules, that is just not right.

This was done at Auke's request since the rule is adding the SECLABEL
for debugability to have the original rule present was desirable.

> 
> Kay

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