[RFC PATCH 09/29] lsm: cleanup and normalize the LSM enabled functions

Paul Moore paul at paul-moore.com
Wed Apr 9 18:49:54 UTC 2025


One part of a larger effort to cleanup the LSM framework initialization
code.

Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>
---
 security/inode.c    |   9 ++--
 security/lsm_init.c | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 49bc3578bd23..f687e22e6809 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -351,18 +351,17 @@ static ssize_t lsm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lsm_count; i++)
 		/* the '+ 1' accounts for either a comma or a NUL terminator */
-		len += strlen(lsm_order[i]->id->name) + 1;
+		len += strlen(lsm_idlist[i]->name) + 1;
 
 	str = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!str)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	str[0] = '\0';
 
-	i = 0;
-	while (i < lsm_count) {
-		strcat(str, lsm_order[i]->id->name);
-		if (++i < lsm_count)
+	for (i = 0; i < lsm_count; i++) {
+		if (i > 0)
 			strcat(str, ",");
+		strcat(str, lsm_idlist[i]->name);
 	}
 
 	rc = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, str, len);
diff --git a/security/lsm_init.c b/security/lsm_init.c
index 978bb81b58fa..7f2bc8c22ce9 100644
--- a/security/lsm_init.c
+++ b/security/lsm_init.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 #include "lsm.h"
 
+/* LSM enabled constants. */
+int lsm_enabled_true = 1;
+int lsm_enabled_false = 0;
+
 /* Pointers to LSM sections defined in include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h */
 extern struct lsm_info __start_lsm_info[], __end_lsm_info[];
 extern struct lsm_info __start_early_lsm_info[], __end_early_lsm_info[];
@@ -72,41 +76,42 @@ static int __init lsm_debug_enable(char *str)
 }
 __setup("lsm.debug", lsm_debug_enable);
 
-/* Mark an LSM's enabled flag. */
-static int lsm_enabled_true __initdata = 1;
-static int lsm_enabled_false __initdata = 0;
-static void __init set_enabled(struct lsm_info *lsm, bool enabled)
+/**
+ * lsm_enabled_set - Mark a LSM as enabled
+ * @lsm: LSM definition
+ * @enabled: enabled flag
+ */
+static void __init lsm_enabled_set(struct lsm_info *lsm, bool enabled)
 {
 	/*
 	 * When an LSM hasn't configured an enable variable, we can use
 	 * a hard-coded location for storing the default enabled state.
 	 */
-	if (!lsm->enabled) {
-		if (enabled)
-			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
-		else
-			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_false;
-	} else if (lsm->enabled == &lsm_enabled_true) {
-		if (!enabled)
-			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_false;
-	} else if (lsm->enabled == &lsm_enabled_false) {
-		if (enabled)
-			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
+	if (!lsm->enabled ||
+	    lsm->enabled == &lsm_enabled_true ||
+	    lsm->enabled == &lsm_enabled_false) {
+		lsm->enabled = enabled ? &lsm_enabled_true : &lsm_enabled_false;
 	} else {
 		*lsm->enabled = enabled;
 	}
 }
 
-static inline bool is_enabled(struct lsm_info *lsm)
+/**
+ * lsm_is_enabled - Determine if a LSM is enabled
+ * @lsm: LSM definition
+ */
+static inline bool lsm_is_enabled(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
 	if (!lsm->enabled)
 		return false;
-
 	return *lsm->enabled;
 }
 
-/* Is an LSM already listed in the ordered LSMs list? */
-static bool __init exists_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm)
+/**
+ * lsm_order_exists - Determine if a LSM exists in the ordered list
+ * @lsm: LSM definition
+ */
+static bool __init lsm_order_exists(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
 	struct lsm_info **check;
 
@@ -118,25 +123,29 @@ static bool __init exists_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 	return false;
 }
 
-/* Append an LSM to the list of ordered LSMs to initialize. */
-static int last_lsm __initdata;
-static void __init append_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm, const char *from)
+/**
+ * lsm_order_append - Append a LSM to the ordered list
+ * @lsm: LSM definition
+ * @src: source of the addition
+ */
+static void __init lsm_order_append(struct lsm_info *lsm, const char *src)
 {
 	/* Ignore duplicate selections. */
-	if (exists_ordered_lsm(lsm))
+	if (lsm_order_exists(lsm))
 		return;
 
-	if (WARN(last_lsm == MAX_LSM_COUNT, "%s: out of LSM static calls!?\n", from))
-		return;
+	/* Skip explicitly disabled LSMs. */
+	if (lsm->enabled && !lsm_is_enabled(lsm)) {
+		if (WARN(lsm_count == MAX_LSM_COUNT,
+			 "%s: out of LSM static calls!?\n", src))
+			return;
+		lsm_enabled_set(lsm, true);
+		lsm_order[lsm_count] = lsm;
+		lsm_idlist[lsm_count++] = lsm->id;
+	}
 
-	/* Enable this LSM, if it is not already set. */
-	if (!lsm->enabled)
-		lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
-	lsm_order[last_lsm] = lsm;
-	lsm_idlist[last_lsm++] = lsm->id;
-
-	init_debug("%s ordered: %s (%s)\n", from, lsm->id->name,
-		   is_enabled(lsm) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	init_debug("%s ordered: %s (%s)\n", src, lsm->id->name,
+		   lsm_is_enabled(lsm) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 }
 
 static void __init lsm_set_blob_size(int *need, int *lbs)
@@ -159,17 +168,17 @@ static void __init lsm_prep_single(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
 	struct lsm_blob_sizes *blobs;
 
-	if (!is_enabled(lsm)) {
-		set_enabled(lsm, false);
+	if (!lsm_is_enabled(lsm)) {
+		lsm_enabled_set(lsm, false);
 		return;
 	} else if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && lsm_exclusive) {
 		init_debug("exclusive disabled: %s\n", lsm->id->name);
-		set_enabled(lsm, false);
+		lsm_enabled_set(lsm, false);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Mark the LSM as enabled. */
-	set_enabled(lsm, true);
+	lsm_enabled_set(lsm, true);
 	if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && !lsm_exclusive) {
 		init_debug("exclusive chosen:   %s\n", lsm->id->name);
 		lsm_exclusive = lsm;
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@ static void __init lsm_prep_single(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 /* Initialize a given LSM, if it is enabled. */
 static void __init initialize_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
-	if (is_enabled(lsm)) {
+	if (lsm_is_enabled(lsm)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		init_debug("initializing %s\n", lsm->id->name);
@@ -218,7 +227,7 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
 	/* LSM_ORDER_FIRST is always first. */
 	for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
 		if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_FIRST)
-			append_ordered_lsm(lsm, "  first");
+			lsm_order_append(lsm, "  first");
 	}
 
 	/* Process "security=", if given. */
@@ -235,7 +244,7 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
 		     major++) {
 			if ((major->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) &&
 			    strcmp(major->id->name, lsm_order_legacy) != 0) {
-				set_enabled(major, false);
+				lsm_enabled_set(major, false);
 				init_debug("security=%s disabled: %s (only one legacy major LSM)\n",
 					   lsm_order_legacy, major->id->name);
 			}
@@ -251,7 +260,7 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
 		for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
 			if (strcmp(lsm->id->name, name) == 0) {
 				if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_MUTABLE)
-					append_ordered_lsm(lsm, origin);
+					lsm_order_append(lsm, origin);
 				found = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -264,24 +273,24 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
 	/* Process "security=", if given. */
 	if (lsm_order_legacy) {
 		for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
-			if (exists_ordered_lsm(lsm))
+			if (lsm_order_exists(lsm))
 				continue;
 			if (strcmp(lsm->id->name, lsm_order_legacy) == 0)
-				append_ordered_lsm(lsm, "security=");
+				lsm_order_append(lsm, "security=");
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* LSM_ORDER_LAST is always last. */
 	for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
 		if (lsm->order == LSM_ORDER_LAST)
-			append_ordered_lsm(lsm, "   last");
+			lsm_order_append(lsm, "   last");
 	}
 
 	/* Disable all LSMs not in the ordered list. */
 	for (lsm = __start_lsm_info; lsm < __end_lsm_info; lsm++) {
-		if (exists_ordered_lsm(lsm))
+		if (lsm_order_exists(lsm))
 			continue;
-		set_enabled(lsm, false);
+		lsm_enabled_set(lsm, false);
 		init_debug("%s skipped: %s (not in requested order)\n",
 			   origin, lsm->id->name);
 	}
@@ -313,13 +322,13 @@ static void __init lsm_init_ordered(void)
 
 	pr_info("initializing lsm=");
 	lsm_early_for_each_raw(early) {
-		if (is_enabled(early))
+		if (lsm_is_enabled(early))
 			pr_cont("%s%s",
 				early == __start_early_lsm_info ? "" : ",",
 				early->id->name);
 	}
 	lsm_order_for_each(lsm) {
-		if (is_enabled(*lsm))
+		if (lsm_is_enabled(*lsm))
 			pr_cont("%s%s",
 				lsm == lsm_order ? "" : ",", (*lsm)->id->name);
 	}
@@ -404,8 +413,7 @@ int __init early_security_init(void)
 	struct lsm_info *lsm;
 
 	lsm_early_for_each_raw(lsm) {
-		if (!lsm->enabled)
-			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
+		lsm_enabled_set(lsm, true);
 		lsm_prep_single(lsm);
 		initialize_lsm(lsm);
 	}
@@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ int __init security_init(void)
 	 */
 	lsm_early_for_each_raw(lsm) {
 		init_debug("  early started: %s (%s)\n", lsm->id->name,
-			   is_enabled(lsm) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+			   lsm_is_enabled(lsm) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 	}
 
 	/* Load LSMs in specified order. */
-- 
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