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2*4882a593SmuzhiyunLinux Security Module Development
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5*4882a593SmuzhiyunBased on https://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/26/215,
6*4882a593Smuzhiyuna new LSM is accepted into the kernel when its intent (a description of
7*4882a593Smuzhiyunwhat it tries to protect against and in what cases one would expect to
8*4882a593Smuzhiyunuse it) has been appropriately documented in ``Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/``.
9*4882a593SmuzhiyunThis allows an LSM's code to be easily compared to its goals, and so
10*4882a593Smuzhiyunthat end users and distros can make a more informed decision about which
11*4882a593SmuzhiyunLSMs suit their requirements.
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13*4882a593SmuzhiyunFor extensive documentation on the available LSM hook interfaces, please
14*4882a593Smuzhiyunsee ``include/linux/lsm_hooks.h`` and associated structures:
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16*4882a593Smuzhiyun.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
17*4882a593Smuzhiyun   :internal:
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