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 v5 09/34] lsm: rename the lsm order variables for consistency
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:24:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251017202456.484010-45-paul@paul-moore.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251017202456.484010-36-paul@paul-moore.com>
Rename the builtin_lsm_order variable to lsm_order_builtin,
chosen_lsm_order to lsm_order_cmdline, chosen_major_lsm to
lsm_order_legacy, ordered_lsms[] to lsm_order[], and exclusive
to lsm_exclusive.
This patch also renames the associated kernel command line parsing
functions and adds some basic function comment blocks. The parsing
function choose_major_lsm() was renamed to lsm_choose_security(),
choose_lsm_order() to lsm_choose_lsm(), and enable_debug() to
lsm_debug_enable().
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>
Reviewed-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
---
security/lsm_init.c | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/lsm_init.c b/security/lsm_init.c
index 692d61a2ea10..a0785ca081c7 100644
--- a/security/lsm_init.c
+++ b/security/lsm_init.c
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ char *lsm_names;
extern struct lsm_info __start_lsm_info[], __end_lsm_info[];
extern struct lsm_info __start_early_lsm_info[], __end_early_lsm_info[];
-/* Boot-time LSM user choice */
-static __initconst const char *const builtin_lsm_order = CONFIG_LSM;
-static __initdata const char *chosen_lsm_order;
-static __initdata const char *chosen_major_lsm;
+/* Build and boot-time LSM ordering. */
+static __initconst const char *const lsm_order_builtin = CONFIG_LSM;
+static __initdata const char *lsm_order_cmdline;
+static __initdata const char *lsm_order_legacy;
/* Ordered list of LSMs to initialize. */
-static __initdata struct lsm_info *ordered_lsms[MAX_LSM_COUNT + 1];
-static __initdata struct lsm_info *exclusive;
+static __initdata struct lsm_info *lsm_order[MAX_LSM_COUNT + 1];
+static __initdata struct lsm_info *lsm_exclusive;
static __initdata bool debug;
#define init_debug(...) \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static __initdata bool debug;
} while (0)
#define lsm_order_for_each(iter) \
- for ((iter) = ordered_lsms; *(iter); (iter)++)
+ for ((iter) = lsm_order; *(iter); (iter)++)
#define lsm_for_each_raw(iter) \
for ((iter) = __start_lsm_info; \
(iter) < __end_lsm_info; (iter)++)
@@ -41,31 +41,41 @@ static __initdata bool debug;
for ((iter) = __start_early_lsm_info; \
(iter) < __end_early_lsm_info; (iter)++)
-static int lsm_append(const char *new, char **result);
-
-/* Save user chosen LSM */
-static int __init choose_major_lsm(char *str)
+/**
+ * lsm_choose_security - Legacy "major" LSM selection
+ * @str: kernel command line parameter
+ */
+static int __init lsm_choose_security(char *str)
{
- chosen_major_lsm = str;
+ lsm_order_legacy = str;
return 1;
}
-__setup("security=", choose_major_lsm);
+__setup("security=", lsm_choose_security);
-/* Explicitly choose LSM initialization order. */
-static int __init choose_lsm_order(char *str)
+/**
+ * lsm_choose_lsm - Modern LSM selection
+ * @str: kernel command line parameter
+ */
+static int __init lsm_choose_lsm(char *str)
{
- chosen_lsm_order = str;
+ lsm_order_cmdline = str;
return 1;
}
-__setup("lsm=", choose_lsm_order);
+__setup("lsm=", lsm_choose_lsm);
-/* Enable LSM order debugging. */
-static int __init enable_debug(char *str)
+/**
+ * lsm_debug_enable - Enable LSM framework debugging
+ * @str: kernel command line parameter
+ *
+ * Currently we only provide debug info during LSM initialization, but we may
+ * want to expand this in the future.
+ */
+static int __init lsm_debug_enable(char *str)
{
debug = true;
return 1;
}
-__setup("lsm.debug", enable_debug);
+__setup("lsm.debug", lsm_debug_enable);
/* Mark an LSM's enabled flag. */
static int lsm_enabled_true __initdata = 1;
@@ -127,7 +137,7 @@ static void __init append_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm, const char *from)
/* Enable this LSM, if it is not already set. */
if (!lsm->enabled)
lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
- ordered_lsms[last_lsm] = lsm;
+ lsm_order[last_lsm] = lsm;
lsm_idlist[last_lsm++] = lsm->id;
init_debug("%s ordered: %s (%s)\n", from, lsm->id->name,
@@ -157,7 +167,7 @@ static void __init lsm_prepare(struct lsm_info *lsm)
if (!is_enabled(lsm)) {
set_enabled(lsm, false);
return;
- } else if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && exclusive) {
+ } else if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && lsm_exclusive) {
init_debug("exclusive disabled: %s\n", lsm->id->name);
set_enabled(lsm, false);
return;
@@ -165,9 +175,9 @@ static void __init lsm_prepare(struct lsm_info *lsm)
/* Mark the LSM as enabled. */
set_enabled(lsm, true);
- if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && !exclusive) {
+ if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE) && !lsm_exclusive) {
init_debug("exclusive chosen: %s\n", lsm->id->name);
- exclusive = lsm;
+ lsm_exclusive = lsm;
}
/* Register the LSM blob sizes. */
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
}
/* Process "security=", if given. */
- if (chosen_major_lsm) {
+ if (lsm_order_legacy) {
struct lsm_info *major;
/*
@@ -237,10 +247,10 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
*/
lsm_for_each_raw(major) {
if ((major->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) &&
- strcmp(major->id->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0) {
+ strcmp(major->id->name, lsm_order_legacy) != 0) {
set_enabled(major, false);
init_debug("security=%s disabled: %s (only one legacy major LSM)\n",
- chosen_major_lsm, major->id->name);
+ lsm_order_legacy, major->id->name);
}
}
}
@@ -265,11 +275,11 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_parse(const char *order, const char *origin)
}
/* Process "security=", if given. */
- if (chosen_major_lsm) {
+ if (lsm_order_legacy) {
lsm_for_each_raw(lsm) {
if (exists_ordered_lsm(lsm))
continue;
- if (strcmp(lsm->id->name, chosen_major_lsm) == 0)
+ if (strcmp(lsm->id->name, lsm_order_legacy) == 0)
append_ordered_lsm(lsm, "security=");
}
}
@@ -301,15 +311,15 @@ static void __init lsm_init_ordered(void)
struct lsm_info **lsm;
struct lsm_info *early;
- if (chosen_lsm_order) {
- if (chosen_major_lsm) {
+ if (lsm_order_cmdline) {
+ if (lsm_order_legacy) {
pr_warn("security=%s is ignored because it is superseded by lsm=%s\n",
- chosen_major_lsm, chosen_lsm_order);
- chosen_major_lsm = NULL;
+ lsm_order_legacy, lsm_order_cmdline);
+ lsm_order_legacy = NULL;
}
- ordered_lsm_parse(chosen_lsm_order, "cmdline");
+ ordered_lsm_parse(lsm_order_cmdline, "cmdline");
} else
- ordered_lsm_parse(builtin_lsm_order, "builtin");
+ ordered_lsm_parse(lsm_order_builtin, "builtin");
lsm_order_for_each(lsm) {
lsm_prepare(*lsm);
@@ -473,9 +483,9 @@ int __init security_init(void)
{
struct lsm_info *lsm;
- init_debug("legacy security=%s\n", chosen_major_lsm ? : " *unspecified*");
- init_debug(" CONFIG_LSM=%s\n", builtin_lsm_order);
- init_debug("boot arg lsm=%s\n", chosen_lsm_order ? : " *unspecified*");
+ init_debug("legacy security=%s\n", lsm_order_legacy ? : " *unspecified*");
+ init_debug(" CONFIG_LSM=%s\n", lsm_order_builtin);
+ init_debug("boot arg lsm=%s\n", lsm_order_cmdline ? : " *unspecified*");
/*
* Append the names of the early LSM modules now that kmalloc() is
--
2.51.1.dirty
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-17 20:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-17 20:24 [PATCH v5 0/34] Rework the LSM initialization Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 01/34] lsm: split the notifier code out into lsm_notifier.c Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 02/34] lsm: split the init code out into lsm_init.c Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 03/34] lsm: consolidate lsm_allowed() and prepare_lsm() into lsm_prepare() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 04/34] lsm: introduce looping macros for the initialization code Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 05/34] lsm: integrate report_lsm_order() code into caller Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 06/34] lsm: integrate lsm_early_cred() and lsm_early_task() " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 07/34] lsm: rename ordered_lsm_init() to lsm_init_ordered() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 08/34] lsm: replace the name field with a pointer to the lsm_id struct Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` Paul Moore [this message]
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 10/34] lsm: rework lsm_active_cnt and lsm_idlist[] Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 11/34] lsm: get rid of the lsm_names list and do some cleanup Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 12/34] lsm: rework the LSM enable/disable setter/getter functions Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 13/34] lsm: rename exists_ordered_lsm() to lsm_order_exists() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 14/34] lsm: rename/rework append_ordered_lsm() into lsm_order_append() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 15/34] lsm: rename/rework ordered_lsm_parse() to lsm_order_parse() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 16/34] lsm: cleanup the LSM blob size code Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 17/34] lsm: cleanup initialize_lsm() and rename to lsm_init_single() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 18/34] lsm: fold lsm_init_ordered() into security_init() Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 19/34] lsm: add/tweak function header comment blocks in lsm_init.c Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 20/34] lsm: cleanup the debug and console output " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 21/34] lsm: output available LSMs when debugging Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:24 ` [PATCH v5 22/34] lsm: group lsm_order_parse() with the other lsm_order_*() functions Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] loadpin: move initcalls to the LSM framework Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] ipe: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] smack: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] tomoyo: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] safesetid: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] apparmor: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] lockdown: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] ima,evm: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] selinux: " Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] lsm: consolidate all of the LSM framework initcalls Paul Moore
2026-01-29 16:31 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-29 16:48 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-29 17:02 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-29 17:09 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-29 18:31 ` Paul Moore
2026-01-29 18:58 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-29 23:06 ` Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:48 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] lsm: add a LSM_STARTED_ALL notification event Paul Moore
2025-10-17 20:59 ` [PATCH v5 0/34] Rework the LSM initialization Paul Moore
2025-10-22 23:34 ` Paul Moore
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