[PATCH v3 10/34] lsm: rework lsm_active_cnt and lsm_idlist[]

[John Johansen]

On 8/14/25 15:50, Paul Moore wrote:
> Move the LSM active count and lsm_id list declarations out of a header
> that is visible across the kernel and into a header that is limited to
> the LSM framework.  This not only helps keep the include/linux headers
> smaller and cleaner, it helps prevent misuse of these variables.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Casey Schaufler <casey at schaufler-ca.com>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>

Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johansen at canonical.com>

> ---
>   include/linux/security.h | 2 --
>   security/lsm.h           | 5 +++++
>   security/lsm_init.c      | 6 ------
>   security/lsm_syscalls.c  | 2 ++
>   security/security.c      | 3 +++
>   5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 521bcb5b9717..8560c50edd2e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ struct lsm_prop {
>   };
>   
>   extern const char *const lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1];
> -extern u32 lsm_active_cnt;
> -extern const struct lsm_id *lsm_idlist[];
>   
>   /* These functions are in security/commoncap.c */
>   extern int cap_capable(const struct cred *cred, struct user_namespace *ns,
> diff --git a/security/lsm.h b/security/lsm.h
> index 0e1731bad4a7..dbe755c45e57 100644
> --- a/security/lsm.h
> +++ b/security/lsm.h
> @@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
>   #define _LSM_H_
>   
>   #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
> +#include <linux/lsm_count.h>
> +
> +/* List of configured LSMs */
> +extern unsigned int lsm_active_cnt;
> +extern const struct lsm_id *lsm_idlist[];
>   
>   /* LSM blob configuration */
>   extern struct lsm_blob_sizes blob_sizes;
> diff --git a/security/lsm_init.c b/security/lsm_init.c
> index 2e76cefb1585..9e495a36a332 100644
> --- a/security/lsm_init.c
> +++ b/security/lsm_init.c
> @@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ static void __init initialize_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm)
>   	}
>   }
>   
> -/*
> - * Current index to use while initializing the lsm id list.
> - */
> -u32 lsm_active_cnt __ro_after_init;
> -const struct lsm_id *lsm_idlist[MAX_LSM_COUNT];
> -
>   /* Populate ordered LSMs list from comma-separated LSM name list. */
>   static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
>   {
> diff --git a/security/lsm_syscalls.c b/security/lsm_syscalls.c
> index 8440948a690c..5648b1f0ce9c 100644
> --- a/security/lsm_syscalls.c
> +++ b/security/lsm_syscalls.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
>   #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
>   #include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
>   
> +#include "lsm.h"
> +
>   /**
>    * lsm_name_to_attr - map an LSM attribute name to its ID
>    * @name: name of the attribute
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index ff6da6735e2a..add46073af0c 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ const char *const lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX + 1] = {
>   	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
>   };
>   
> +unsigned int lsm_active_cnt __ro_after_init;
> +const struct lsm_id *lsm_idlist[MAX_LSM_COUNT];
> +
>   struct lsm_blob_sizes blob_sizes;
>   
>   struct kmem_cache *lsm_file_cache;