[PATCH 4/8] module: Give MODULE_SIG_STRING a more descriptive name

Thomas Weißschuh thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de
Mon Mar 2 12:42:40 UTC 2026


The purpose of the constant it is not entirely clear from its name.

As this constant is going to be exposed in a UAPI header, give it a more
specific name for clarity. As all its users call it 'marker', use that
wording in the constant itself.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de>
---
 arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c | 4 ++--
 include/linux/module_signature.h      | 2 +-
 kernel/module/signing.c               | 4 ++--
 security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c   | 6 +++---
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c
index 667ee9279e23..6f0852d5a3a9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG
 int s390_verify_sig(const char *kernel, unsigned long kernel_len)
 {
-	const unsigned long marker_len = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
+	const unsigned long marker_len = sizeof(MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER) - 1;
 	struct module_signature *ms;
 	unsigned long sig_len;
 	int ret;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int s390_verify_sig(const char *kernel, unsigned long kernel_len)
 	if (marker_len > kernel_len)
 		return -EKEYREJECTED;
 
-	if (memcmp(kernel + kernel_len - marker_len, MODULE_SIG_STRING,
+	if (memcmp(kernel + kernel_len - marker_len, MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER,
 		   marker_len))
 		return -EKEYREJECTED;
 	kernel_len -= marker_len;
diff --git a/include/linux/module_signature.h b/include/linux/module_signature.h
index c3a05d4cfe67..915549c779dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/module_signature.h
+++ b/include/linux/module_signature.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 /* In stripped ARM and x86-64 modules, ~ is surprisingly rare. */
-#define MODULE_SIG_STRING "~Module signature appended~\n"
+#define MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER "~Module signature appended~\n"
 
 enum module_signature_type {
 	MODULE_SIGNATURE_TYPE_PKCS7 = 2,	/* Signature in PKCS#7 message */
diff --git a/kernel/module/signing.c b/kernel/module/signing.c
index a2ff4242e623..590ba29c85ab 100644
--- a/kernel/module/signing.c
+++ b/kernel/module/signing.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int mod_verify_sig(const void *mod, struct load_info *info)
 int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 {
 	int err = -ENODATA;
-	const unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIG_STRING) - 1;
+	const unsigned long markerlen = sizeof(MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER) - 1;
 	const char *reason;
 	const void *mod = info->hdr;
 	bool mangled_module = flags & (MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_MODVERSIONS |
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 	 */
 	if (!mangled_module &&
 	    info->len > markerlen &&
-	    memcmp(mod + info->len - markerlen, MODULE_SIG_STRING, markerlen) == 0) {
+	    memcmp(mod + info->len - markerlen, MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER, markerlen) == 0) {
 		/* We truncate the module to discard the signature */
 		info->len -= markerlen;
 		err = mod_verify_sig(mod, info);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
index 9aa92fd35a03..632c746fd81e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct modsig {
 int ima_read_modsig(enum ima_hooks func, const void *buf, loff_t buf_len,
 		    struct modsig **modsig)
 {
-	const size_t marker_len = strlen(MODULE_SIG_STRING);
+	const size_t marker_len = strlen(MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER);
 	const struct module_signature *sig;
 	struct modsig *hdr;
 	size_t sig_len;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int ima_read_modsig(enum ima_hooks func, const void *buf, loff_t buf_len,
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	p = buf + buf_len - marker_len;
-	if (memcmp(p, MODULE_SIG_STRING, marker_len))
+	if (memcmp(p, MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER, marker_len))
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	buf_len -= marker_len;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void ima_collect_modsig(struct modsig *modsig, const void *buf, loff_t size)
 	 * Provide the file contents (minus the appended sig) so that the PKCS7
 	 * code can calculate the file hash.
 	 */
-	size -= modsig->raw_pkcs7_len + strlen(MODULE_SIG_STRING) +
+	size -= modsig->raw_pkcs7_len + strlen(MODULE_SIGNATURE_MARKER) +
 		sizeof(struct module_signature);
 	rc = pkcs7_supply_detached_data(modsig->pkcs7_msg, buf, size);
 	if (rc)

-- 
2.53.0




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