[PATCH security-next v2 16/26] LSM: Prepare for reorganizing "security=" logic

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Thu Sep 20 16:23:28 UTC 2018


This moves the string handling for "security=" boot parameter into
a stored pointer instead of a string duplicate. This will allow
easier handling of the string when switching logic to use the coming
enable/disable infrastructure.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
---
 security/security.c | 17 ++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 72d1ef2fc4cc..5cacbcefbc32 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -34,16 +34,12 @@
 
 #define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR	2
 
-/* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
-#define SECURITY_NAME_MAX	10
-
 struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads __lsm_ro_after_init;
 static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(lsm_notifier_chain);
 
 char *lsm_names;
 /* Boot-time LSM user choice */
-static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1] =
-	CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+static __initdata const char *chosen_major_lsm;
 
 static bool debug __initdata;
 #define init_debug(...)						\
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ static bool __init lsm_allowed(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 		return true;
 
 	/* Disabled if this LSM isn't the chosen one. */
-	if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_lsm) != 0)
+	if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -154,6 +150,9 @@ int __init security_init(void)
 	     i++)
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&list[i]);
 
+	if (!chosen_major_lsm)
+		chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+
 	/*
 	 * Load minor LSMs, with the capability module always first.
 	 */
@@ -173,12 +172,12 @@ int __init security_init(void)
 }
 
 /* Save user chosen LSM */
-static int __init choose_lsm(char *str)
+static int __init choose_major_lsm(char *str)
 {
-	strncpy(chosen_lsm, str, SECURITY_NAME_MAX);
+	chosen_major_lsm = str;
 	return 1;
 }
-__setup("security=", choose_lsm);
+__setup("security=", choose_major_lsm);
 
 /* Enable LSM order debugging. */
 static int __init enable_debug(char *str)
-- 
2.17.1



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