From: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
To: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, selinux@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "John Johansen" <john.johansen@canonical.com>,
"Mimi Zohar" <zohar@linux.ibm.com>,
"Roberto Sassu" <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>,
"Fan Wu" <wufan@kernel.org>, "Mickaël Salaün" <mic@digikod.net>,
"Günther Noack" <gnoack@google.com>,
"Kees Cook" <kees@kernel.org>,
"Micah Morton" <mortonm@chromium.org>,
"Casey Schaufler" <casey@schaufler-ca.com>,
"Tetsuo Handa" <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
"Nicolas Bouchinet" <nicolas.bouchinet@oss.cyber.gouv.fr>,
"Xiu Jianfeng" <xiujianfeng@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 23/34] lsm: introduce an initcall mechanism into the LSM framework
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:03:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250916220355.252592-59-paul@paul-moore.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250916220355.252592-36-paul@paul-moore.com>
Currently the individual LSMs register their own initcalls, and while
this should be harmless, it can be wasteful in the case where a LSM
is disabled at boot as the initcall will still be executed. This
patch introduces support for managing the initcalls in the LSM
framework, and future patches will convert the existing LSMs over to
this new mechanism.
Only initcall types which are used by the current in-tree LSMs are
supported, additional initcall types can easily be added in the future
if needed.
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johhansen@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
---
include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 33 ++++++++++++---
security/lsm_init.c | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 86e457aa8809..b92008641242 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -151,13 +151,36 @@ enum lsm_order {
LSM_ORDER_LAST = 1, /* This is only for integrity. */
};
+/**
+ * struct lsm_info - Define an individual LSM for the LSM framework.
+ * @id: LSM name/ID info
+ * @order: ordering with respect to other LSMs, optional
+ * @flags: descriptive flags, optional
+ * @blobs: LSM blob sharing, optional
+ * @enabled: controlled by CONFIG_LSM, optional
+ * @init: LSM specific initialization routine
+ * @initcall_pure: LSM callback for initcall_pure() setup, optional
+ * @initcall_early: LSM callback for early_initcall setup, optional
+ * @initcall_core: LSM callback for core_initcall() setup, optional
+ * @initcall_subsys: LSM callback for subsys_initcall() setup, optional
+ * @initcall_fs: LSM callback for fs_initcall setup, optional
+ * @nitcall_device: LSM callback for device_initcall() setup, optional
+ * @initcall_late: LSM callback for late_initcall() setup, optional
+ */
struct lsm_info {
const struct lsm_id *id;
- enum lsm_order order; /* Optional: default is LSM_ORDER_MUTABLE */
- unsigned long flags; /* Optional: flags describing LSM */
- int *enabled; /* Optional: controlled by CONFIG_LSM */
- int (*init)(void); /* Required. */
- struct lsm_blob_sizes *blobs; /* Optional: for blob sharing. */
+ enum lsm_order order;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ struct lsm_blob_sizes *blobs;
+ int *enabled;
+ int (*init)(void);
+ int (*initcall_pure)(void);
+ int (*initcall_early)(void);
+ int (*initcall_core)(void);
+ int (*initcall_subsys)(void);
+ int (*initcall_fs)(void);
+ int (*initcall_device)(void);
+ int (*initcall_late)(void);
};
#define DEFINE_LSM(lsm) \
diff --git a/security/lsm_init.c b/security/lsm_init.c
index 363aac92a8da..697482a22a02 100644
--- a/security/lsm_init.c
+++ b/security/lsm_init.c
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ static __initdata struct lsm_info *lsm_exclusive;
for ((iter) = __start_early_lsm_info; \
(iter) < __end_early_lsm_info; (iter)++)
+#define lsm_initcall(level) \
+ ({ \
+ int _r, _rc = 0; \
+ struct lsm_info **_lp, *_l; \
+ lsm_order_for_each(_lp) { \
+ _l = *_lp; \
+ if (!_l->initcall_##level) \
+ continue; \
+ lsm_pr_dbg("running %s %s initcall", \
+ _l->id->name, #level); \
+ _r = _l->initcall_##level(); \
+ if (_r) { \
+ pr_warn("failed LSM %s %s initcall with errno %d\n", \
+ _l->id->name, #level, _r); \
+ if (!_rc) \
+ _rc = _r; \
+ } \
+ } \
+ _rc; \
+ })
+
/**
* lsm_choose_security - Legacy "major" LSM selection
* @str: kernel command line parameter
@@ -461,3 +482,71 @@ int __init security_init(void)
return 0;
}
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_pure - Run the LSM pure initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_pure(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(pure);
+}
+pure_initcall(security_initcall_pure);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_early - Run the LSM early initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_early(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(early);
+}
+early_initcall(security_initcall_early);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_core - Run the LSM core initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_core(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(core);
+}
+core_initcall(security_initcall_core);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_subsys - Run the LSM subsys initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_subsys(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(subsys);
+}
+subsys_initcall(security_initcall_subsys);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_fs - Run the LSM fs initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_fs(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(fs);
+}
+fs_initcall(security_initcall_fs);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_device - Run the LSM device initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_device(void)
+{
+ return lsm_initcall(device);
+}
+device_initcall(security_initcall_device);
+
+/**
+ * security_initcall_late - Run the LSM late initcalls
+ */
+static int __init security_initcall_late(void)
+{
+ int rc;
+
+ rc = lsm_initcall(late);
+ lsm_pr_dbg("all enabled LSMs fully activated\n");
+
+ return rc;
+}
+late_initcall(security_initcall_late);
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-16 22:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-16 22:03 [PATCH v4 0/34] Rework the LSM initialization Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 01/34] lsm: split the notifier code out into lsm_notifier.c Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:44 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 02/34] lsm: split the init code out into lsm_init.c Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 03/34] lsm: consolidate lsm_allowed() and prepare_lsm() into lsm_prepare() Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 04/34] lsm: introduce looping macros for the initialization code Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 05/34] lsm: integrate report_lsm_order() code into caller Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 06/34] lsm: integrate lsm_early_cred() and lsm_early_task() " Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 07/34] lsm: rename ordered_lsm_init() to lsm_init_ordered() Paul Moore
2025-09-19 10:45 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 08/34] lsm: replace the name field with a pointer to the lsm_id struct Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:02 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 09/34] lsm: rename the lsm order variables for consistency Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:02 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 10/34] lsm: rework lsm_active_cnt and lsm_idlist[] Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:02 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 11/34] lsm: get rid of the lsm_names list and do some cleanup Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:15 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-21 19:23 ` Paul Moore
2025-09-22 10:52 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-22 21:52 ` Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 12/34] lsm: rework the LSM enable/disable setter/getter functions Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:04 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 13/34] lsm: rename exists_ordered_lsm() to lsm_order_exists() Paul Moore
2025-09-19 19:05 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 14/34] lsm: rename/rework append_ordered_lsm() into lsm_order_append() Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 15/34] lsm: rename/rework ordered_lsm_parse() to lsm_order_parse() Paul Moore
2025-09-18 11:29 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-18 15:38 ` Paul Moore
2025-09-18 15:55 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 16/34] lsm: cleanup the LSM blob size code Paul Moore
2025-09-18 15:14 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 17/34] lsm: cleanup initialize_lsm() and rename to lsm_init_single() Paul Moore
2025-09-18 15:28 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 18/34] lsm: fold lsm_init_ordered() into security_init() Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 19/34] lsm: add/tweak function header comment blocks in lsm_init.c Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 20/34] lsm: cleanup the debug and console output " Paul Moore
2025-09-18 15:50 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-18 15:54 ` Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 21/34] lsm: output available LSMs when debugging Paul Moore
2025-09-18 17:11 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 22/34] lsm: group lsm_order_parse() with the other lsm_order_*() functions Paul Moore
2025-09-18 17:22 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` Paul Moore [this message]
2025-09-18 17:19 ` [PATCH v4 23/34] lsm: introduce an initcall mechanism into the LSM framework Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 24/34] loadpin: move initcalls to " Paul Moore
2025-09-18 11:15 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-18 15:27 ` Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 25/34] ipe: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 26/34] smack: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 27/34] tomoyo: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 28/34] safesetid: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 29/34] apparmor: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 30/34] lockdown: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 31/34] ima,evm: " Paul Moore
2025-09-30 20:11 ` Paul Moore
2025-10-01 17:03 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-10-01 17:23 ` Paul Moore
2025-10-10 16:53 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-10-10 19:21 ` Paul Moore
2025-10-10 10:19 ` Mimi Zohar
2025-09-16 22:03 ` [PATCH v4 32/34] selinux: " Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:04 ` [PATCH v4 33/34] lsm: consolidate all of the LSM framework initcalls Paul Moore
2025-09-16 22:04 ` [PATCH v4 34/34] lsm: add a LSM_STARTED_ALL notification event Paul Moore
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