[PATCH bpf-next 12/13] landlock: Document the BPF kfunc interface
Justin Suess
utilityemal77 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 31 02:20:45 UTC 2026
Describe the new BPF kfuncs for Landlock.
Cc: Mickaël Salaün <mic at digikod.net>
Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77 at gmail.com>
---
Documentation/security/landlock.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/security/landlock.rst b/Documentation/security/landlock.rst
index c5186526e76f..01197c7580ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/landlock.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/landlock.rst
@@ -129,6 +129,31 @@ The reasoning is:
restrictions, because access within the same scope is already
allowed based on ``LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_RESOLVE_UNIX``.
+BPF kfuncs
+==========
+
+BPF programs can apply a userspace-created Landlock ruleset to an
+execution. A syscall program (``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL``), running in
+the context of the process that set the ruleset up, acquires the
+ruleset from its file descriptor and typically hands it over through
+a map kptr field; a sleepable LSM BPF program attached to the
+``bprm_creds_for_exec`` or ``bprm_creds_from_file`` hooks then
+enforces it on an execution.
+
+This can be used to inspect the runtime context of a pending execution,
+and enforce a Landlock policy through BPF.
+
+The restriction is staged in the Landlock blob of the
+credentials prepared for the execution and committed past the exec
+point of no return, so a failed execution leaves the calling task
+untouched. The ``landlock_restrict_self(2)`` flags apply, with the
+exception of ``LANDLOCK_RESTRICT_SELF_TSYNC``.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
+ :identifiers: bpf_landlock_get_ruleset_from_fd
+ bpf_landlock_put_ruleset
+ bpf_landlock_restrict_binprm
+
Tests
=====
--
2.54.0
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