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+What: /sys/fs/selinux/disable
+Date: April 2005 (predates git)
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12-rc2 (predates git)
+Contact: selinux@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+
+ The selinuxfs "disable" node allows SELinux to be disabled at runtime
+ prior to a policy being loaded into the kernel. If disabled via this
+ mechanism, SELinux will remain disabled until the system is rebooted.
+
+ The preferred method of disabling SELinux is via the "selinux=0" boot
+ parameter, but the selinuxfs "disable" node was created to make it
+ easier for systems with primitive bootloaders that did not allow for
+ easy modification of the kernel command line. Unfortunately, allowing
+ for SELinux to be disabled at runtime makes it difficult to secure the
+ kernel's LSM hooks using the "__ro_after_init" feature.
+
+ Thankfully, the need for the SELinux runtime disable appears to be
+ gone, the default Kconfig configuration disables this selinuxfs node,
+ and only one of the major distributions, Fedora, supports disabling
+ SELinux at runtime. Fedora is in the process of removing the
+ selinuxfs "disable" node and once that is complete we will start the
+ slow process of removing this code from the kernel.
+
+ More information on /sys/fs/selinux/disable can be found under the
+ CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE Kconfig option.