From owner-freebsd-arch Fri Mar 16 9:38:31 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CCE137B718 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:38:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id JAA28428 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:38:28 -0800 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda28423; Fri Mar 16 09:38:24 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.11.2/8.9.1) id f2GHcJU45716 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:38:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from cwsys9.cwsent.com(10.2.2.1), claiming to be "cwsys.cwsent.com" via SMTP by passer9.cwsent.com, id smtpdX45714; Fri Mar 16 09:37:56 2001 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.11.3/8.9.1) id f2GHbua04336 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:37:56 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200103161737.f2GHbua04336@cwsys.cwsent.com> Received: from localhost.cwsent.com(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "cwsys" via SMTP by localhost.cwsent.com, id smtpdiu4332; Fri Mar 16 09:37:42 2001 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-Sender: schubert To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: flags settings for modules In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:16:29 PST." <20010314111629.A1018@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:37:42 -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message <20010314111629.A1018@dragon.nuxi.com>, "David O'Brien" writes: > I committed a change sys/conf/kmod.mk such that modules are now installed > with flags "schg" as the kernel has been forever. > > It was asked of me if the "schg" flags do much more than get in the > way now? Some feel we're really using "schg" mainly to inhibit foot > shooting. It doesn't really help security or we would set it on more > libraries than libc.so.* and a couple of crypto shared libraries. > > So the question is do we want to keep my change? If so, shouldn't we use > "schg" in a *lot* more places? Otherwise it's use is nebulous Let's keep the change. Yes we should use schg in a lot more places for the reason you've articulated above. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message