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Re: [PATCH 0/4] add task handling notifier

To: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] add task handling notifier
From: Paul Jackson <pj@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:03:09 -0600
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Andrew wrote:
> What are those (unidentified) add-on features doing at present?
> Patching calls into fork.c/exec.c/exit.c?

Most likely.  I suspect we have general agreement and awareness
that such patching is not something that sells well in Linux-land.
And for good reason in my personal view ... such patching by loadable
modules could open the door to compromising the integrity of Linux in
ways that could be dangerous.

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