[selinux-policy: 2534/3172] Add additional documentation to kernel_request_load_module().

Daniel J Walsh dwalsh at fedoraproject.org
Thu Oct 7 22:45:15 UTC 2010


commit e8871c20925f2d4ad01878e159c8013fadb90d98
Author: Chris PeBenito <cpebenito at tresys.com>
Date:   Tue Mar 16 15:08:00 2010 -0400

    Add additional documentation to kernel_request_load_module().

 policy/modules/kernel/kernel.if |   14 +++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/policy/modules/kernel/kernel.if b/policy/modules/kernel/kernel.if
index f1fae05..aad46d8 100644
--- a/policy/modules/kernel/kernel.if
+++ b/policy/modules/kernel/kernel.if
@@ -487,12 +487,24 @@ interface(`kernel_clear_ring_buffer',`
 ## <summary>
 ##	Allows caller to request the kernel to load a module
 ## </summary>
+## <desc>
+##	<p>
+##	Allow the specified domain to request that the kernel
+##	load a kernel module.  An example of this is the
+##	auto-loading of network drivers when doing an
+##	ioctl() on a network interface.
+##	</p>
+##	<p>
+##	In the specific case of a module loading request
+##	on a network interface, the domain will also
+##	need the net_admin capability.
+##	</p>
+## </desc>
 ## <param name="domain">
 ##	<summary>
 ##	Domain allowed access.
 ##	</summary>
 ## </param>
-## <rolecap/>
 #
 interface(`kernel_request_load_module',`
 	gen_require(`


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