diff -Nru a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
 /* host controllers we manage */
 LIST_HEAD (usb_bus_list);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL (usb_bus_list);
 
 /* used when allocating bus numbers */
 #define USB_MAXBUS		64
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 
 /* used when updating list of hcds */
 DECLARE_MUTEX (usb_bus_list_lock);	/* exported only for usbfs */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL (usb_bus_list_lock);
 
 /* used when updating hcd data */
 static spinlock_t hcd_data_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
diff -Nru a/security/Config.in b/security/Config.in
--- a/security/Config.in	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
+++ b/security/Config.in	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 #
 mainmenu_option next_comment
 comment 'Security options'
-define_bool CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES y
+tristate 'Capabilities Support' CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
+tristate 'Root Plug Support' CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG
 endmenu
diff -Nru a/security/Makefile b/security/Makefile
--- a/security/Makefile	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
+++ b/security/Makefile	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 obj-y		:= security.o dummy.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES)	+= capability.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG)		+= root_plug.o
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
diff -Nru a/security/root_plug.c b/security/root_plug.c
--- /dev/null	Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
+++ b/security/root_plug.c	Mon Aug 19 00:36:34 2002
@@ -0,0 +1,770 @@
+/*
+ * Root Plug sample LSM module
+ *
+ * Written for Linux Journal article.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+ *
+ * Based on the security/dummy.c module.
+ *
+ * Prevents any programs running with egid == 0 if a specific USB device is not
+ * present in the system.  Yes, it can be gotten around, but is a nice starting
+ * point for people to play with, and learn the LSM interface.
+ *
+ * If you want to turn this into something with a semblance of security, you
+ * need to hook the task_* functions also.
+ *
+ *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *	the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/usb.h>
+
+/* flag to keep track of how we were registered */
+static int secondary;
+
+static int rootplug_ptrace (struct task_struct *parent,
+			    struct task_struct *child)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_capget (struct task_struct *target,
+			    kernel_cap_t *effective,
+			    kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+			    kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_capset_check (struct task_struct *target,
+				  kernel_cap_t *effective,
+				  kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+				  kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_capset_set (struct task_struct *target,
+				 kernel_cap_t *effective,
+				 kernel_cap_t *inheritable,
+				 kernel_cap_t *permitted)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_acct (struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_capable (struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
+{
+	if (cap_is_fs_cap (cap) ? tsk->fsuid == 0 : tsk->euid == 0)
+		/* capability granted */
+		return 0;
+
+	/* capability denied */
+	return -EPERM;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_sys_security (unsigned int id, unsigned int call,
+				  unsigned long *args)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_quotactl (int cmds, int type, int id,
+			      struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_quota_on (struct file *f)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_bprm_alloc_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_bprm_free_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_bprm_compute_creds (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_bprm_set_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_sb_alloc_security (struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_sb_free_security (struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_sb_statfs (struct super_block *sb)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_mount (char *dev_name, struct nameidata *nd, char *type,
+			   unsigned long flags, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_check_sb (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_umount (struct vfsmount *mnt, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_umount_close (struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_umount_busy (struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_post_remount (struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned long flags,
+				   void *data)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+
+static void rootplug_post_mountroot (void)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_post_addmount (struct vfsmount *mnt,
+				    struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_pivotroot (struct nameidata *old_nd,
+			       struct nameidata *new_nd)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_post_pivotroot (struct nameidata *old_nd,
+				     struct nameidata *new_nd)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_alloc_security (struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_free_security (struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_create (struct inode *inode,
+				  struct dentry *dentry,
+				  int mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_create (struct inode *inode,
+					struct dentry *dentry,
+					int mask)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_link (struct dentry *old_dentry,
+				struct inode *inode,
+				struct dentry *new_dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_link (struct dentry *old_dentry,
+				      struct inode *inode,
+				      struct dentry *new_dentry)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_unlink (struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_symlink (struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
+				   const char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_symlink (struct inode *inode,
+					 struct dentry *dentry,
+					 const char *name)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_mkdir (struct inode *inode,
+				 struct dentry *dentry,
+				 int mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_mkdir (struct inode *inode,
+				       struct dentry *dentry,
+				       int mask)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_rmdir (struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_mknod (struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry,
+				 int major, dev_t minor)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_mknod (struct inode *inode,
+				       struct dentry *dentry,
+				       int major, dev_t minor)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_rename (struct inode *old_inode,
+				  struct dentry *old_dentry,
+				  struct inode *new_inode,
+				  struct dentry *new_dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_inode_post_rename (struct inode *old_inode,
+					struct dentry *old_dentry,
+					struct inode *new_inode,
+					struct dentry *new_dentry)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_readlink (struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_follow_link (struct dentry *dentry,
+				       struct nameidata *nameidata)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_permission (struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_permission_lite (struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_setattr (struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_getattr (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_post_lookup (struct inode *ino, struct dentry *d)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_delete (struct inode *ino)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_setxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name,
+				    void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_getxattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_listxattr (struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_inode_removexattr (struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_permission (struct file *file, int mask)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_alloc_security (struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_file_free_security (struct file *file)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_llseek (struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_ioctl (struct file *file, unsigned int command,
+				unsigned long arg)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_mmap (struct file *file, unsigned long prot,
+			       unsigned long flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_mprotect (struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				   unsigned long prot)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_lock (struct file *file, unsigned int cmd)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_fcntl (struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+				unsigned long arg)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_set_fowner (struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_send_sigiotask (struct task_struct *tsk,
+					 struct fown_struct *fown,
+					 int fd, int reason)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_file_receive (struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_create (unsigned long clone_flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_alloc_security (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_task_free_security (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setuid (uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_post_setuid (uid_t id0, uid_t id1, uid_t id2, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setgid (gid_t id0, gid_t id1, gid_t id2, int flags)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setpgid (struct task_struct *p, pid_t pgid)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_getpgid (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_getsid (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setgroups (int gidsetsize, gid_t * grouplist)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setnice (struct task_struct *p, int nice)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setrlimit (unsigned int resource, struct rlimit *new_rlim)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_setscheduler (struct task_struct *p, int policy,
+				       struct sched_param *lp)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_getscheduler (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_wait (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_kill (struct task_struct *p,
+			       struct siginfo *info,
+			       int sig)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_task_prctl (int option,
+				unsigned long arg2,
+				unsigned long arg3,
+				unsigned long arg4,
+				unsigned long arg5)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_task_kmod_set_label (void)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+static void rootplug_task_reparent_to_init (struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	p->euid = p->fsuid = 0;
+	return;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_register (const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int rootplug_unregister (const char *name, struct security_operations *ops)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+
+/* the interesting stuff... */
+
+/* default is a generic type of usb to serial converter */
+static int vendor_id = 0x0557;
+static int product_id = 0x2008;
+
+MODULE_PARM(vendor_id, "h");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(vendor_id, "USB Vendor ID of device to look for");
+
+MODULE_PARM(product_id, "h");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(product_id, "USB Product ID of device to look for");
+
+
+/* should we print out debug messages */
+static int debug = 0;
+
+MODULE_PARM(debug, "i");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug enabled or not");
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG_MODULE)
+#define MY_NAME THIS_MODULE->name
+#else
+#define MY_NAME "root_plug"
+#endif
+
+#define dbg(fmt, arg...)					\
+	do {							\
+		if (debug)					\
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s: " fmt ,	\
+				MY_NAME , __FUNCTION__ , 	\
+				## arg);			\
+	} while (0)
+
+extern struct list_head usb_bus_list;
+extern struct semaphore usb_bus_list_lock;
+
+static int match_device (struct usb_device *dev)
+{
+	int retval = -ENODEV;
+	int child;
+
+	dbg ("looking at vendor %d, product %d\n",
+	     dev->descriptor.idVendor,
+	     dev->descriptor.idProduct);
+
+	/* see if this device matches */
+	if ((dev->descriptor.idVendor == vendor_id) &&
+	    (dev->descriptor.idProduct == product_id)) {
+		dbg ("found the device!\n");
+		retval = 0;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* look through all of the children of this device */
+	for (child = 0; child < dev->maxchild; ++child) {
+		if (dev->children[child]) {
+			retval = match_device (dev->children[child]);
+			if (retval == 0)
+				goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+exit:
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int find_usb_device (void)
+{
+	struct list_head *buslist;
+	struct usb_bus *bus;
+	int retval = -ENODEV;
+	
+	down (&usb_bus_list_lock);
+	for (buslist = usb_bus_list.next;
+	     buslist != &usb_bus_list; 
+	     buslist = buslist->next) {
+		bus = container_of (buslist, struct usb_bus, bus_list);
+		retval = match_device(bus->root_hub);
+		if (retval == 0)
+			goto exit;
+	}
+exit:
+	up (&usb_bus_list_lock);
+	return retval;
+}
+	
+
+static int rootplug_bprm_check_security (struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+	dbg ("file %s, e_uid = %d, e_gid = %d\n",
+	     bprm->filename, bprm->e_uid, bprm->e_gid);
+
+	if (bprm->e_gid == 0) {
+		if (find_usb_device() != 0) {
+			dbg ("e_gid = 0, and device not found, "
+				"task not allowed to run...\n");
+			return -EPERM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct security_operations rootplug_security_ops = {
+	.ptrace =			rootplug_ptrace,
+	.capget =			rootplug_capget,
+	.capset_check =			rootplug_capset_check,
+	.capset_set =			rootplug_capset_set,
+	.acct =				rootplug_acct,
+	.capable =			rootplug_capable,
+	.sys_security =			rootplug_sys_security,
+	.quotactl =			rootplug_quotactl,
+	.quota_on =			rootplug_quota_on,
+
+	.bprm_alloc_security =		rootplug_bprm_alloc_security,
+	.bprm_free_security =		rootplug_bprm_free_security,
+	.bprm_compute_creds =		rootplug_bprm_compute_creds,
+	.bprm_set_security =		rootplug_bprm_set_security,
+	.bprm_check_security =		rootplug_bprm_check_security,
+
+	.sb_alloc_security =		rootplug_sb_alloc_security,
+	.sb_free_security =		rootplug_sb_free_security,
+	.sb_statfs =			rootplug_sb_statfs,
+	.sb_mount =			rootplug_mount,
+	.sb_check_sb =			rootplug_check_sb,
+	.sb_umount =			rootplug_umount,
+	.sb_umount_close =		rootplug_umount_close,
+	.sb_umount_busy =		rootplug_umount_busy,
+	.sb_post_remount =		rootplug_post_remount,
+	.sb_post_mountroot =		rootplug_post_mountroot,
+	.sb_post_addmount =		rootplug_post_addmount,
+	.sb_pivotroot =			rootplug_pivotroot,
+	.sb_post_pivotroot =		rootplug_post_pivotroot,
+	
+	.inode_alloc_security =		rootplug_inode_alloc_security,
+	.inode_free_security =		rootplug_inode_free_security,
+	.inode_create =			rootplug_inode_create,
+	.inode_post_create =		rootplug_inode_post_create,
+	.inode_link =			rootplug_inode_link,
+	.inode_post_link =		rootplug_inode_post_link,
+	.inode_unlink =			rootplug_inode_unlink,
+	.inode_symlink =		rootplug_inode_symlink,
+	.inode_post_symlink =		rootplug_inode_post_symlink,
+	.inode_mkdir =			rootplug_inode_mkdir,
+	.inode_post_mkdir =		rootplug_inode_post_mkdir,
+	.inode_rmdir =			rootplug_inode_rmdir,
+	.inode_mknod =			rootplug_inode_mknod,
+	.inode_post_mknod =		rootplug_inode_post_mknod,
+	.inode_rename =			rootplug_inode_rename,
+	.inode_post_rename =		rootplug_inode_post_rename,
+	.inode_readlink =		rootplug_inode_readlink,
+	.inode_follow_link =		rootplug_inode_follow_link,
+	.inode_permission =		rootplug_inode_permission,
+	.inode_permission_lite =	rootplug_inode_permission_lite,
+	.inode_setattr =		rootplug_inode_setattr,
+	.inode_getattr =		rootplug_inode_getattr,
+	.inode_post_lookup =		rootplug_post_lookup,
+	.inode_delete =			rootplug_delete,
+	.inode_setxattr =		rootplug_inode_setxattr,
+	.inode_getxattr =		rootplug_inode_getxattr,
+	.inode_listxattr =		rootplug_inode_listxattr,
+	.inode_removexattr =		rootplug_inode_removexattr,
+
+	.file_permission =		rootplug_file_permission,
+	.file_alloc_security =		rootplug_file_alloc_security,
+	.file_free_security =		rootplug_file_free_security,
+	.file_llseek =			rootplug_file_llseek,
+	.file_ioctl =			rootplug_file_ioctl,
+	.file_mmap =			rootplug_file_mmap,
+	.file_mprotect =		rootplug_file_mprotect,
+	.file_lock =			rootplug_file_lock,
+	.file_fcntl =			rootplug_file_fcntl,
+	.file_set_fowner =		rootplug_file_set_fowner,
+	.file_send_sigiotask =		rootplug_file_send_sigiotask,
+	.file_receive =			rootplug_file_receive,
+
+	.task_create =			rootplug_task_create,
+	.task_alloc_security =		rootplug_task_alloc_security,
+	.task_free_security =		rootplug_task_free_security,
+	.task_setuid =			rootplug_task_setuid,
+	.task_post_setuid =		rootplug_task_post_setuid,
+	.task_setgid =			rootplug_task_setgid,
+	.task_setpgid =			rootplug_task_setpgid,
+	.task_getpgid =			rootplug_task_getpgid,
+	.task_getsid =			rootplug_task_getsid,
+	.task_setgroups =		rootplug_task_setgroups,
+	.task_setnice =			rootplug_task_setnice,
+	.task_setrlimit =		rootplug_task_setrlimit,
+	.task_setscheduler =		rootplug_task_setscheduler,
+	.task_getscheduler =		rootplug_task_getscheduler,
+	.task_wait =			rootplug_task_wait,
+	.task_kill =			rootplug_task_kill,
+	.task_prctl =			rootplug_task_prctl,
+	.task_kmod_set_label =		rootplug_task_kmod_set_label,
+	.task_reparent_to_init =	rootplug_task_reparent_to_init,
+
+	.register_security =		rootplug_register,
+	.unregister_security =		rootplug_unregister,
+};
+
+static int __init rootplug_init (void)
+{
+	/* register ourselves with the security framework */
+	if (register_security (&rootplug_security_ops)) {
+		printk (KERN_INFO 
+			"Failure registering Root Plug module with the kernel\n");
+		/* try registering with primary module */
+		if (mod_reg_security (MY_NAME, &rootplug_security_ops)) {
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure registering Root Plug "
+				" module with primary security module.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		secondary = 1;
+	}
+	printk (KERN_INFO "Root Plug module initialized, "
+		"vendor_id = %4.4x, product id = %4.4x\n", vendor_id, product_id);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit rootplug_exit (void)
+{
+	/* remove ourselves from the security framework */
+	if (secondary) {
+		if (mod_unreg_security (MY_NAME, &rootplug_security_ops))
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering Root Plug "
+				" module with primary module.\n");
+	} else { 
+		if (unregister_security (&rootplug_security_ops)) {
+			printk (KERN_INFO "Failure unregistering Root Plug "
+				"module with the kernel\n");
+		}
+	}
+	printk (KERN_INFO "Root Plug module removed\n");
+}
+
+module_init (rootplug_init);
+module_exit (rootplug_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Root Plug sample LSM module, written for Linux Journal article");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+