[PATCH v15 01/11] LSM: Identify modules by more than name
Tetsuo Handa
penguin-kernel at I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp
Fri Sep 15 11:32:32 UTC 2023
On 2023/09/13 5:56, Casey Schaufler wrote:
> Create a struct lsm_id to contain identifying information about Linux
> Security Modules (LSMs). At inception this contains the name of the
> module and an identifier associated with the security module. Change
> the security_add_hooks() interface to use this structure. Change the
> individual modules to maintain their own struct lsm_id and pass it to
> security_add_hooks().
>
> The values are for LSM identifiers are defined in a new UAPI
> header file linux/lsm.h. Each existing LSM has been updated to
> include it's LSMID in the lsm_id.
>
> The LSM ID values are sequential, with the oldest module
> LSM_ID_CAPABILITY being the lowest value and the existing modules
> numbered in the order they were included in the main line kernel.
> This is an arbitrary convention for assigning the values, but
> none better presents itself. The value 0 is defined as being invalid.
> The values 1-99 are reserved for any special case uses which may
> arise in the future. This may include attributes of the LSM
> infrastructure itself, possibly related to namespacing or network
> attribute management. A special range is identified for such attributes
> to help reduce confusion for developers unfamiliar with LSMs.
>
> LSM attribute values are defined for the attributes presented by
> modules that are available today. As with the LSM IDs, The value 0
> is defined as being invalid. The values 1-99 are reserved for any
> special case uses which may arise in the future.
>
> Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey at schaufler-ca.com>
> Cc: linux-security-module <linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
> Reviewed-by: Serge Hallyn <serge at hallyn.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mickael Salaun <mic at digikod.net>
> Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johansen at canonical.com>
Nacked-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel at I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/4a6b6e2c-9872-4d4c-e42e-4ff0fb79f3ae@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp
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