[ale] Does kernel 2.6.20.3 have any apparmor module?

[hxsrmeng]

This is really a wonderful reply, thank you so much.

I have to build a 2.6.20.3 kernel to try something. So, no other choice.

You really helped me a lot. Thanks again.

On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 17:56 -0400, Steve Hamlin wrote:
> I don't believe that AppArmor itself is included in the default
> kernel.org sources.  So, yes, you would need to apply a patch, if you
> are building your own kernel from kernel.org sources.
> 
> [ Aside:  oh, the days I spent tweaking my gentoo-sources kernel so
> that it was just perfect - not a config option or module that was out
> of place or unnecessary.  Not to mention my OCD with -USE flags and
> emerge.   4+ years on a single install, then the HD died.  Backup:
> data=yes; install=no.  Gave up Gentoo cold-turkey, been Ubuntu now for
> 1-2 years.  I feel like I kicked a habit: "Hi, I'm Steve, and I was a
> Gentoo addict" :)  ] 
> 
> AppArmor depends on the Linux Security Module (LSM), which is included
> in the default kernel.  But you need to patch it with the AppArmor
> patch.   Several vendors patch their distribution kernels:  SuSE,
> Ubuntu.  Redhat uses a different security policy framework, SELinux
> (which also uses LSM, and might also be maintained outside of Linus'
> tree similar to AppArmor) 
> 
> There is a more recent patch on the site you noted from October 2007
> (go up one level), but you might want to read the sources to figure
> out what kernel version you can patch that into.  For all I know more
> recent AppArmor patches might only apply to kernels more recent than
> 2.6.20.3 (no idea at all).
> ---
> 
> Depending on WHY you are building a kernel, you might just be able to
> use the kernel sources for the openSuSE distribution kernel (which is
> already patched with AppArmor), and configure & build that exactly how
> you want. 
> 
> 
>  - Steve
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/30/07, hxsrmeng <hxsrmeng at gmail.com> wrote:
>         Hi friends,
>         
>         I am building a 2.6.20.3 kernel on an openSUSE 10.2.
>         
>         I cannot find the apparmor in the kernel's configuration file.
>         When boot
>         with the new kernel, it shows that it's failed to load
>         apparmor module. 
>         
>         Do I need to apply a patch? May I use the kernel patch at the
>         website:
>         http://forgeftp.novell.com//apparmor/LKML_Submission-June-07/ ? 
>         
>         Thanks.
>         
>         
>         
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