--- Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > An embedded system that does not have user logins but that does > > have applications that require separation, perhaps a moble communication > > device with application download capability, is just one example > > where the smack symlink implementation provides the required > > function without requiring application support. > > I don't see what is such a problem here. For your mobile example you'd > give the application download side its own /tmp via mount. > > Its actually better this is done in user space as its more flexible that > way and can be tuned arbitarily to meet interesting or bizarre real world > cases.
I admit to being impressed by the wide variety of mount options currently available. In many cases this will be the best approach. /tmp is a typical use for a smack symlink, but not the only one. Casey Schaufler [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/