[PATCH v2 0/5] rust: lsm: introduce safe Rust abstractions for the LSM framework

[Alice Ryhl]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM Jamie Lindsey <jamie at matrixforgelabs.com> wrote:
>
> v2: add missing Signed-off-by tags, fix short commit hash in patch 4.
> No code changes from v1.
>
> This series introduces the first safe Rust abstractions for the Linux
> Security Module (LSM) framework.  It allows a complete, policy-enforcing
> LSM to be written entirely in Rust with no C boilerplate required from
> the LSM author.
>
> --- Motivation ---
>
> The LSM framework is a natural target for Rust: hook registration is
> unsafe by nature (raw function pointers, C ABI, __randomize_layout on
> the hook list struct), and the trait system can enforce correct
> implementation at compile time.

Hi Jamie,

What is the intended end-user of these abstractions?

Alice