[RFC PATCH 04/29] lsm: simplify ordered_lsm_init() and rename to lsm_init_ordered()

Paul Moore paul at paul-moore.com
Wed Apr 9 18:49:49 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/lsm_init.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/lsm_init.c b/security/lsm_init.c
index dffa8dc2da36..407429688f1b 100644
--- a/security/lsm_init.c
+++ b/security/lsm_init.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ static __initdata bool debug;
 			pr_info(__VA_ARGS__);				\
 	} while (0)
 
+#define lsm_order_for_each(iter)					\
+	for ((iter) = ordered_lsms; *(iter); (iter)++)
+#define lsm_early_for_each_raw(iter)					\
+	for ((iter) = __start_early_lsm_info;				\
+	     (iter) < __end_early_lsm_info; (iter)++)
+
 static int lsm_append(const char *new, char **result);
 
 /* Save user chosen LSM */
@@ -96,9 +102,10 @@ static bool __init exists_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
 	struct lsm_info **check;
 
-	for (check = ordered_lsms; *check; check++)
+	lsm_order_for_each(check) {
 		if (*check == lsm)
 			return true;
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -279,56 +286,13 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
 	kfree(sep);
 }
 
-static void __init report_lsm_order(void)
-{
-	struct lsm_info **lsm, *early;
-	int first = 0;
-
-	pr_info("initializing lsm=");
-
-	/* Report each enabled LSM name, comma separated. */
-	for (early = __start_early_lsm_info;
-	     early < __end_early_lsm_info; early++)
-		if (is_enabled(early))
-			pr_cont("%s%s", first++ == 0 ? "" : ",", early->name);
-	for (lsm = ordered_lsms; *lsm; lsm++)
-		if (is_enabled(*lsm))
-			pr_cont("%s%s", first++ == 0 ? "" : ",", (*lsm)->name);
-
-	pr_cont("\n");
-}
-
 /**
- * lsm_early_cred - during initialization allocate a composite cred blob
- * @cred: the cred that needs a blob
- *
- * Allocate the cred blob for all the modules
+ * lsm_init_ordered - Initialize the ordered LSMs
  */
-static void __init lsm_early_cred(struct cred *cred)
-{
-	int rc = lsm_cred_alloc(cred, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (rc)
-		panic("%s: Early cred alloc failed.\n", __func__);
-}
-
-/**
- * lsm_early_task - during initialization allocate a composite task blob
- * @task: the task that needs a blob
- *
- * Allocate the task blob for all the modules
- */
-static void __init lsm_early_task(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	int rc = lsm_task_alloc(task);
-
-	if (rc)
-		panic("%s: Early task alloc failed.\n", __func__);
-}
-
-static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
+static void __init lsm_init_ordered(void)
 {
 	struct lsm_info **lsm;
+	struct lsm_info *early;
 
 	if (chosen_lsm_order) {
 		if (chosen_major_lsm) {
@@ -340,10 +304,23 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
 	} else
 		ordered_lsm_parse(builtin_lsm_order, "builtin");
 
-	for (lsm = ordered_lsms; *lsm; lsm++)
+	lsm_order_for_each(lsm) {
 		lsm_prep_single(*lsm);
+	}
 
-	report_lsm_order();
+	pr_info("initializing lsm=");
+	lsm_early_for_each_raw(early) {
+		if (is_enabled(early))
+			pr_cont("%s%s",
+				early == __start_early_lsm_info ? "" : ",",
+				early->name);
+	}
+	lsm_order_for_each(lsm) {
+		if (is_enabled(*lsm))
+			pr_cont("%s%s",
+				lsm == ordered_lsms ? "" : ",", (*lsm)->name);
+	}
+	pr_cont("\n");
 
 	init_debug("cred blob size       = %d\n", blob_sizes.lbs_cred);
 	init_debug("file blob size       = %d\n", blob_sizes.lbs_file);
@@ -362,9 +339,6 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
 	init_debug("xattr slots          = %d\n", blob_sizes.lbs_xattr_count);
 	init_debug("bdev blob size       = %d\n", blob_sizes.lbs_bdev);
 
-	/*
-	 * Create any kmem_caches needed for blobs
-	 */
 	if (blob_sizes.lbs_file)
 		lsm_file_cache = kmem_cache_create("lsm_file_cache",
 						   blob_sizes.lbs_file, 0,
@@ -374,10 +348,14 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
 						    blob_sizes.lbs_inode, 0,
 						    SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
 
-	lsm_early_cred((struct cred *) current->cred);
-	lsm_early_task(current);
-	for (lsm = ordered_lsms; *lsm; lsm++)
+	if (lsm_cred_alloc((struct cred *)current->cred, GFP_KERNEL))
+		panic("%s: early cred alloc failed.\n", __func__);
+	if (lsm_task_alloc(current))
+		panic("%s: early task alloc failed.\n", __func__);
+
+	lsm_order_for_each(lsm) {
 		initialize_lsm(*lsm);
+	}
 }
 
 static bool match_last_lsm(const char *list, const char *lsm)
@@ -479,7 +457,7 @@ int __init early_security_init(void)
 {
 	struct lsm_info *lsm;
 
-	for (lsm = __start_early_lsm_info; lsm < __end_early_lsm_info; lsm++) {
+	lsm_early_for_each_raw(lsm) {
 		if (!lsm->enabled)
 			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
 		lsm_prep_single(lsm);
@@ -506,7 +484,7 @@ int __init security_init(void)
 	 * Append the names of the early LSM modules now that kmalloc() is
 	 * available
 	 */
-	for (lsm = __start_early_lsm_info; lsm < __end_early_lsm_info; lsm++) {
+	lsm_early_for_each_raw(lsm) {
 		init_debug("  early started: %s (%s)\n", lsm->name,
 			   is_enabled(lsm) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 		if (lsm->enabled)
@@ -514,7 +492,7 @@ int __init security_init(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Load LSMs in specified order. */
-	ordered_lsm_init();
+	lsm_init_ordered();
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.49.0




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