Re: [PATCH v3] Do not use /etc/resolv.conf symbolic links on SELinux

[Guido Trentalancia <guido trentalancia net>]

On Thu, 29/09/2016 at 17.29 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 29.09.2016 um 17:11 schrieb Guido Trentalancia:
> > Run-time checks are wrong because they leave the filesystem in a
> > state that is not usable when SELinux goes back into enforcing
> > mode.
> >
> > Compile-time checks have no side effects and in any case are better
> > than the bug!
>
> Debian enables selinux support during compile time but we do not
> enable
> selinux by default.
>
> So the side-effect of this patch would be that suddenly NM would use
> files instead of symlinks on Debian.

This is not a side-effect in my opinion, but an added benefit because
there is no good reason for using a symbolic link.

Guido