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Re: /proc file context

From: Tom <tom_at_lemuria.org>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:41:53 +0200


On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 10:36:38AM -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> If you aren't using procfs, why would you have /proc entries at all?
> procfs contexts are handled via genfs_contexts. It doesn't make sense to
> have file contexts entries for /proc, as they are only used for creating
> persistent label mappings on persistent filesystems.

You're right. In fact, I get easily confused with virtual filesystem stuff.

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