Re: [PATCH v12 5/9] ima: kexec: define functions to copy IMA log at soft boot

[steven chen <chenste@linux.microsoft.com>]

On 4/18/2025 12:40 AM, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 04/15/25 at 07:10pm, steven chen wrote:
>> From: Steven Chen <chenste@linux.microsoft.com>
>>
>> The IMA log is currently copied to the new kernel during kexec 'load'
>> using ima_dump_measurement_list(). However, the log copied at kexec
>> 'load' may result in loss of IMA measurements that only occurred after
>> kexec "load'. Setup the needed infrastructure to move the IMA log copy
>> from kexec 'load' to 'execute'.
>>
>> Define a new IMA hook ima_update_kexec_buffer() as a stub function.
>> It will be used to call ima_dump_measurement_list() during kexec 'execute'.
>>
>> Implement ima_kexec_post_load() function to be invoked after the new
>> Kernel image has been loaded for kexec. ima_kexec_post_load() maps the
>> IMA buffer to a segment in the newly loaded Kernel.  It also registers
>> the reboot notifier_block to trigger ima_update_kexec_buffer() at
>> kexec 'execute'.
>>
>> Set the priority of register_reboot_notifier to INT_MIN to ensure that the
>> IMA log copy operation will happen at the end of the operation chain, so
>> that all the IMA measurement records extended into the TPM are copied
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tushar Sugandhi <tusharsu@linux.microsoft.com>
>    ^^^
>
>   The tag
Hi Baoquan,

I will add Co-developed-by tag in next version.

Thanks,

Steven
>> Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>> Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Steven Chen <chenste@linux.microsoft.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>   include/linux/ima.h                |  3 ++
>>   security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
> Other than the tag, this looks good to me:
>
> Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
>> index 0bae61a15b60..8e29cb4e6a01 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/ima.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/ima.h
>> @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static inline void ima_appraise_parse_cmdline(void) {}
>>   
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
>>   extern void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image);
>> +extern void ima_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image);
>> +#else
>> +static inline void ima_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image) {}
>>   #endif
>>   
>>   #else
>> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
>> index 7e0a19c3483f..e79f6caf895b 100644
>> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
>> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
>> @@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
>>   #include <linux/kexec.h>
>>   #include <linux/of.h>
>>   #include <linux/ima.h>
>> +#include <linux/reboot.h>
>> +#include <asm/page.h>
>>   #include "ima.h"
>>   
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
>> +static bool ima_kexec_update_registered;
>>   static struct seq_file ima_kexec_file;
>> +static void *ima_kexec_buffer;
>>   
>>   static void ima_free_kexec_file_buf(struct seq_file *sf)
>>   {
>> @@ -162,6 +166,49 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
>>   	kexec_dprintk("kexec measurement buffer for the loaded kernel at 0x%lx.\n",
>>   		      kbuf.mem);
>>   }
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Called during kexec execute so that IMA can update the measurement list.
>> + */
>> +static int ima_update_kexec_buffer(struct notifier_block *self,
>> +				   unsigned long action, void *data)
>> +{
>> +	return NOTIFY_OK;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static struct notifier_block update_buffer_nb = {
>> +	.notifier_call = ima_update_kexec_buffer,
>> +	.priority = INT_MIN
>> +};
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Create a mapping for the source pages that contain the IMA buffer
>> + * so we can update it later.
>> + */
>> +void ima_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image)
>> +{
>> +	if (ima_kexec_buffer) {
>> +		kimage_unmap_segment(ima_kexec_buffer);
>> +		ima_kexec_buffer = NULL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (!image->ima_buffer_addr)
>> +		return;
>> +
>> +	ima_kexec_buffer = kimage_map_segment(image,
>> +					      image->ima_buffer_addr,
>> +					      image->ima_buffer_size);
>> +	if (!ima_kexec_buffer) {
>> +		pr_err("Could not map measurements buffer.\n");
>> +		return;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (!ima_kexec_update_registered) {
>> +		register_reboot_notifier(&update_buffer_nb);
>> +		ima_kexec_update_registered = true;
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +
>>   #endif /* IMA_KEXEC */
>>   
>>   /*
>> -- 
>> 2.43.0
>>