* [PATCH] ima: detect file change code cleanup
@ 2026-03-06 19:01 Mimi Zohar
2026-03-06 19:58 ` Frederick Lawler
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Mimi Zohar @ 2026-03-06 19:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-integrity; +Cc: Mimi Zohar, Frederick Lawler, Jeff Layton, Roberto Sassu
Functionally no change, just simplify the ima_detect_file_change() code.
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
---
@Fred, looking to merge with commit 0824f861605d ("ima: fallback to using
i_version to detect file change")
security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 19 +++++++------------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 6c49afa8dcc0..5cea53fc36df 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -194,18 +194,13 @@ static bool ima_detect_file_change(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
result = vfs_getattr_nosec(&file->f_path, &stat, STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE,
AT_STATX_SYNC_AS_STAT);
- if (!result && stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE &&
- stat.change_cookie != iint->real_inode.version)
- return true;
- else if (!(stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE) &&
- IS_I_VERSION(inode) &&
- !(inode_eq_iversion(inode, iint->real_inode.version)))
- return true;
- else if (!(stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE) &&
- !(IS_I_VERSION(inode)))
- return true;
-
- return false;
+ if (!result && stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE)
+ return stat.change_cookie != iint->real_inode.version;
+
+ if (IS_I_VERSION(inode))
+ return !inode_eq_iversion(inode, iint->real_inode.version);
+
+ return true;
}
static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
--
2.53.0
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2026-03-06 19:01 [PATCH] ima: detect file change code cleanup Mimi Zohar
@ 2026-03-06 19:58 ` Frederick Lawler
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Frederick Lawler @ 2026-03-06 19:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mimi Zohar; +Cc: linux-integrity, Jeff Layton, Roberto Sassu
Hi Mimi,
On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 02:01:40PM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Functionally no change, just simplify the ima_detect_file_change() code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> @Fred, looking to merge with commit 0824f861605d ("ima: fallback to using
> i_version to detect file change")
>
> security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c | 19 +++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> index 6c49afa8dcc0..5cea53fc36df 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
> @@ -194,18 +194,13 @@ static bool ima_detect_file_change(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
> result = vfs_getattr_nosec(&file->f_path, &stat, STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE,
> AT_STATX_SYNC_AS_STAT);
>
> - if (!result && stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE &&
> - stat.change_cookie != iint->real_inode.version)
> - return true;
> - else if (!(stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE) &&
> - IS_I_VERSION(inode) &&
> - !(inode_eq_iversion(inode, iint->real_inode.version)))
> - return true;
> - else if (!(stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE) &&
> - !(IS_I_VERSION(inode)))
> - return true;
> -
> - return false;
> + if (!result && stat.result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE)
> + return stat.change_cookie != iint->real_inode.version;
> +
> + if (IS_I_VERSION(inode))
> + return !inode_eq_iversion(inode, iint->real_inode.version);
> +
> + return true;
> }
>
> static void ima_check_last_writer(struct ima_iint_cache *iint,
> --
> 2.53.0
>
Refactor looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Frederick Lawler <fred@cloudflare.com>
Best,
Fred
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