From: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
To: casey@schaufler-ca.com, paul@paul-moore.com, eparis@redhat.com,
linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, audit@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jmorris@namei.org, serge@hallyn.com, keescook@chromium.org,
john.johansen@canonical.com, penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp,
stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
selinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 10/15] LSM: allocate mnt_opts blobs instead of module specific data
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:18:45 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250621171851.5869-11-casey@schaufler-ca.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250621171851.5869-1-casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Replace allocations of LSM specific mount data with the
shared mnt_opts blob.
Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
---
include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 1 +
security/security.c | 12 ++++++++++++
security/selinux/hooks.c | 10 +++++++---
security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 2e3b1559714c..38f89762c0df 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -220,4 +220,5 @@ static inline struct xattr *lsm_get_xattr_slot(struct xattr *xattrs,
return &xattrs[(*xattr_count)++];
}
+extern void *lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(gfp_t priority);
#endif /* ! __LINUX_LSM_HOOKS_H */
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 93d4ac39fe9f..98a80078b2df 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -901,6 +901,18 @@ void security_sb_free(struct super_block *sb)
sb->s_security = NULL;
}
+/**
+ * lsm_mnt_opts_alloc - allocate a mnt_opts blob
+ * @priority: memory allocation priority
+ *
+ * Returns a newly allocated mnt_opts blob or NULL if
+ * memory isn't available.
+ */
+void *lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(gfp_t priority)
+{
+ return kzalloc(blob_sizes.lbs_mnt_opts, priority);
+}
+
/**
* security_free_mnt_opts() - Free memory associated with mount options
* @mnt_opts: LSM processed mount options
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c86b430f34c3..8e0671920e3a 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ static int selinux_fs_context_submount(struct fs_context *fc,
if (!(sbsec->flags & (FSCONTEXT_MNT|CONTEXT_MNT|DEFCONTEXT_MNT)))
return 0;
- opts = kzalloc(sizeof(*opts), GFP_KERNEL);
+ opts = lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!opts)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2831,8 +2831,12 @@ static int selinux_fs_context_dup(struct fs_context *fc,
if (!src)
return 0;
- fc->security = kmemdup(src, sizeof(*src), GFP_KERNEL);
- return fc->security ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+ fc->security = lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!fc->security)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ memcpy(fc->security, src, sizeof(*src));
+ return 0;
}
static const struct fs_parameter_spec selinux_fs_parameters[] = {
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 956dce6b1e97..0cc24b57bb52 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static int smack_fs_context_submount(struct fs_context *fc,
struct smack_mnt_opts *ctx;
struct inode_smack *isp;
- ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
+ ctx = lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!ctx)
return -ENOMEM;
fc->security = ctx;
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int smack_fs_context_dup(struct fs_context *fc,
if (!src)
return 0;
- fc->security = kzalloc(sizeof(struct smack_mnt_opts), GFP_KERNEL);
+ fc->security = lsm_mnt_opts_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!fc->security)
return -ENOMEM;
--
2.47.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-06-21 17:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20250621171851.5869-1-casey.ref@schaufler-ca.com>
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 00/15] LSM: No exclusive LSMs Casey Schaufler
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 01/15] Audit: Create audit_stamp structure Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 1/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 02/15] LSM: security_lsmblob_to_secctx module selection Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 2/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 03/15] Audit: Add record for multiple task security contexts Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 3/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 04/15] Audit: Add record for multiple object contexts Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 4/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 05/15] LSM: Single calls in secid hooks Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 5/15] " Paul Moore
2025-11-04 16:00 ` Casey Schaufler
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 06/15] LSM: Exclusive secmark usage Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 6/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 07/15] Audit: Call only the first of the audit rule hooks Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 7/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 08/15] AppArmor: Remove the exclusive flag Casey Schaufler
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 09/15] LSM: Add mount opts blob size tracking Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 9/15] " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` Casey Schaufler [this message]
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC 10/15] LSM: allocate mnt_opts blobs instead of module specific data Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 11/15] LSM: Infrastructure management of the mnt_opts security blob Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 12/15] LSM: Allow reservation of netlabel Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:12 ` [PATCH RFC " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 13/15] LSM: restrict security_cred_getsecid() to a single LSM Casey Schaufler
2025-10-14 23:13 ` [PATCH RFC " Paul Moore
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 14/15] Smack: Remove LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE Casey Schaufler
2025-06-21 17:18 ` [RFC PATCH 15/15] LSM: Remove exclusive LSM flag Casey Schaufler
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20250621171851.5869-11-casey@schaufler-ca.com \
--to=casey@schaufler-ca.com \
--cc=audit@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=eparis@redhat.com \
--cc=jmorris@namei.org \
--cc=john.johansen@canonical.com \
--cc=keescook@chromium.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=paul@paul-moore.com \
--cc=penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp \
--cc=selinux@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=serge@hallyn.com \
--cc=stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox